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The top-ranked Michigan defense will be facing one of its toughest tests of the season against Alabama’s offense, which averages 35.1 points per game, led by dual-threat quarterback Jalen Milroe ...
Michigan’s win came after JJ McCarthy found Roman Wilson for a short pass to tie the game with 1:34 to go in regulation. Alabama had taken a 20-13 lead with 4:41 to go after a 52-yard field goal.
ESPN shared the ratings for the Rose Bowl and the Sugar Bowl, and unsurprisingly the Rose Bowl dominated. It was best peak of any CFP semifinal.
The win secured a spot for the Tide in the College Football Playoffs. In a Rose Bowl semifinal against Michigan, Alabama would fall 27–20 in overtime. After leading 20–13 late in the game, Michigan quarterback JJ McCarthy found receiver Roman Wilson for a 4-yard touchdown reception to tie the game at 20–20.
The game featured Big Ten champions Michigan and SEC champions Alabama. This was the sixth meeting between the two teams, and Alabama entered with a 3–2 lead in the overall series. Their most recent meeting was in the 2020 Citrus Bowl, in which Alabama defeated Michigan 35–16.
Alabama's first bowl game was in 1926, when Wallace Wade led them to the first of three Rose Bowls during his tenure and defeated Washington 20–19. [5] Taking over for Wade following the 1930 season, between 1931 and 1946 Frank Thomas led Alabama to six bowl appearances including three Rose, and one trip each to the Cotton, Orange and Sugar ...
Alabama finishes the season at 9-4, failing to win at least 10 games for the first time since 2007. No. 11 Alabama's three first-quarter turnovers doom Crimson Tide in ReliaQuest Bowl loss to Michigan
From fumbles to rumbles, here are the five plays that defined this year's Michigan-Alabama Rose Bowl. ... Michigan lived dangerously all game, but got away with it. First quarter, 4:23 remaining ...