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Michigan football under Jim Harbaugh has continued a longstanding tradition of not having stellar postseason success.
After winning his first bowl game at the helm of the maize and blue against Florida in 2015, Harbaugh has lost six straight. Granted, there are reasons for every loss in bowl games for the Wolverines.
In 2016 and 2018, Michigan did not want to play in the Orange Bowl and Peach Bowl, respectively, as it had higher aspirations that fell apart due to losing to Ohio State. 2017 was a ho-hum matchup in the Outback Bowl against South Carolina — a game where Michigan gave up a second-half, 19-point lead against the Gamecocks. Still, it was a disappointing matchup that Michigan didn’t really want. In 2019, Michigan faced an Alabama team that had Mac Jones, Najee Harris, DeVonta Smith, and Jerry Jeudy. In 2021, the first College Football Playoff appearance against Georgia, the eventual national champion just had too much talent to overcome. In 2022, Michigan should have beaten TCU, but with two pick-sixes and a fumble on the goal line, the Wolverines gave the game away.
Now ranked No. 1 in the country, Michigan will see Alabama again, this time in the Rose Bowl.
ESPN’s Adam Rittenberg predicted the bowl game outcomes and he doesn’t feel optimistic about the Wolverines’ chances against Nick Saban. (subscription required)
CFP Semifinal at the Rose Bowl Game Presented by Prudential
No. 4 Alabama vs. No. 1 Michigan
Rose Bowl (Pasadena, California)
5 p.m., ESPN and the ESPN App
Alabama is a flawed but ascending team, as it displayed by controlling the SEC championship game against then-No. 1 Georgia. Quarterback Jalen Milroe is among the nation’s most improved players and will attack downfield against a Michigan secondary led by takeaway-generating star Mike Sainristil.
The disparity among the two teams in the…
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Author : Wolverines Wire
Publish date : 2023-12-26 23:03:31
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