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Michigan Wolverines defensive end Derrick Moore sacks Alabama Crimson Tide quarterback Jalen Milroe during the first half at Raymond James Stadium, Dec. 31, 2024 in Tampa, Fla.
The Alabama Crimson Tide had a rough finish to a once promising 2024 college football season.
Alabama suffered a 19-13 loss in the ReliaQuest Bowl on New Year’s Eve in Tampa to a Michigan Wolverines program that fielded hardly even a shell of the team that defeated the Tide in the Rose Bowl while en route to the national championship a year earlier.
The Crimson Tide capped a 9-4 season under first-year coach Kalen DeBoer that had a few highs — wins over Georgia, LSU and Auburn — but far too many lows.
Recapping the 2024-25 bowl game slate for USA TODAY Sports on Monday, college football analyst Paul Myerberg listed Alabama as one of the year’s biggest losers in bowl season.
Myerberg said:
“They won’t throw a parade for this Alabama team — but maybe they should, to celebrate the fact that this miserable season is finally over. The year ended with that loss to Michigan, the latest letdown for a team that lost to Vanderbilt and Oklahoma during the regular season but was somehow still plugged as a worthy playoff participant. Yeah, right. Losing to the Wolverines ushers in the program’s most anxiety ridden offseason in over a generation, as the spotlight turns fully onto coach Kalen DeBoer and his efforts to bring the Tide back into the national mix.”
The SEC didn’t fare much better than Alabama as a whole, with none of the traditional conference members still in the hunt for the national championship following Georgia’s 23-10 loss to Notre Dame in the Sugar Bowl last week.
Myerberg said of the SEC:
“The league is 8-6 overall in the postseason, joining the Big Ten as the only Power Four leagues with a winning record in bowl play. The SEC can tout…
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Author : Roll Tide Wire
Publish date : 2025-01-06 21:01:00
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