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Monday’s Rose Bowl Game won’t have the primetime treatment of the Sugar Bowl, but it is arguably the biggest game remaining in the 2023 college football season outside of the College Football Playoff national championship.
That is due, in no small part, to the teams, players and coaches involved in the Granddaddy of Them All. No. 4 Alabama (12-1, 8-0 in SEC play) has faced criticism it isn’t deserving of its playoff berth, while the team it faces, top-ranked Michigan (13-0, 9-0 Big Ten) has been mired in its own controversies this season.
And, of course, any time Nick Saban and Jim Harbaugh face off, it’s appointment viewing.
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Monday’s Rose Bowl semifinal will be only the sixth time between Alabama and Michigan. But for Saban, it’s yet another run-in with an old Big Ten nemesis. His history against the Wolverines long predates his time leading Alabama, reaching back through time when he was still an assistant and head coach in the Big Ten.
Here’s a look back at Saban’s all-time appearances, record and results vs. Michigan:
What is Nick Saban’s record vs. Michigan?
Saban is 7-7 all time in games coached against Michigan, including 3-4 as an assistant and 4-3 as a head coach. His is a well-documented history against the Wolverines, but it didn’t begin either at Alabama or Michigan State, where he was both an assistant (1983-87) and head coach (1995-99).
It began instead in 1980-81, when he was in the first of two seasons as Ohio State’s defensive backs coach under Earle Bruce. The Buckeyes went 1-1 vs. Michigan with Saban on the staff, dropping the 1980 game 9-3 before winning 14-9 in 1981.
After a one-year stint at Navy in the same position, Saban returned to the Big Ten, this time as the defensive backs coach and defensive…
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Author : The Tuscaloosa News
Publish date : 2024-01-01 05:00:56
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