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TAMPA, FL — The statement from Michigan football head coach Sherrone Moore was almost overpowered by the deafening cannon boom behind the makeshift stage on the Raymond James Stadium field, which brought down a shower of blue confetti and maize.
The public and oddsmakers predicted that the Wolverines would lose their final two games by a total of 36 points. First, in the regular-season finale versus Ohio State, U-M was almost three touchdowns behind the spread.
Then, even after shocking the Buckeyes in Columbus, the first team on the outside looking in of the new 12-team College Football Playoff, Alabama, was still more than two touchdowns ahead of Michigan, according to the
To be fair, Michigan’s lack of important players suiting up was a factor in the ReliaQuest Bowl betting line.
As he sat next to Moore, who remained silent, Tide head coach Kalen DeBoer boasted during a joint news conference on Monday that there is precedent in Tuscaloosa that Alabama’s players do not opt out of bowl games. Moore knew that he was going to coach a roster that had eight players opt out to declare for the 2025 NFL draft.
Despite having only 10 possible NFL draft picks and four predicted to be selected in the first round, U-M’s team managed to defeat Alabama 19–13 on New Year’s
But that’s what makes this performance impressive: Even though U-M averaged a meager 5 yards per pass attempt with 75 yards passing, managed only 115 yards on the ground on 51 attempts (2.3 yards) and got just 15 yards from everybody not named Jordan Marshall, the Wolverines still won and led the entire game. “We talked about not losses, lessons,” Moore said of the mentality that got the team through the season. “We had a lot of lessons throughout the year, and just learning from them so we learn the things that we need to learn so
