Top-seeded Michigan returns to Rose Bowl to face Alabama in College Football Playoff Semifinal
Michigan is finally returning to the Rose Bowl for another New Year’s Day after a 17-year absence. Additionally, the 110th Granddaddy of Them All presented the No. 1 Wolverines with a formidable opponent.
Top-seeded On January 1, Michigan will play Alabama, the winner of the Southeastern Conference, in the College Football Playoff semifinal, also known as the Rose Bowl Game. On Sunday, Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh declared, “We are up against the best.” “Tradition. Alabama is up against two real football blue bloods.
The unbeaten Wolverines (13-0), who were given the opportunity to select their semifinal location as the top seed, secured another bowl game against the Crimson Tide (12-1) in the Southern California sun on Sunday as the CFP committee revealed the field for the final four-team playoff.
“We are eager to take on them,” Harbaugh remarked. It is recognizable. It is Alabama. Roll Tide is it. Playing in the Rose Bowl is the best thing that can happen. Just enjoying the Rose Bowl tradition while facing a top-tier club like Alabama. It always has a purpose.
The squad led by Harbaugh is finally returning to Pasadena, the site of numerous previous New Year’s Day celebrations in Michigan. With the exception of USC, the Wolverines will be participating in their 21st Rose Bowl; nevertheless, Michigan has not attended the classic bowl game since 2007.
