It was New Year’s Day in 1926 and the Alabama Crimson Tide was headed to the Rose Bowl, marking the first time any southern college football team would play in Pasadena, or in any bowl game.

From paid players to the playoff structure, the changes in college football mean big shifts for the Tournament of Roses, which has long enjoyed a measure of control over the revenue that bowl

The Hoosiers opted for a cleaner practice rather than mucking it up in the rain. Here's what we saw before IU heads to the Rose Bowl.

Hoosiers fans carry on family legacies while attending the Rose Bowl, reflecting generations of IU football support.

The game itself was one that got away, but a prime rib-eating contest, trying In-N-Out for the first time and more bring fond memories of a historic season.