Michigan entered New Year's Eve as 13.5-point underdogs to Alabama in the ReliaQuest Bowl. The Wolverines were in a similar role not too long ago when Michigan

Michigan had its worst starting field position of the game, beginning at its own 20. It leaned heavily on its ground game, running on five of eight plays before punting from the UM 44. Jordan Marshall has 28 rushing yards on seven carries,

The defending national champions, Michigan however comes into this game a bit different than they did a year ago, as the Wolverines simply have not had as much success in 2024 as they did in 2023. This has included a far worse record than this time last season,

The Wolverines took down Alabama for the second time during the year. The maize and blue beat Bama in the Rose Bowl in overtime back on Jan. 1 to get to the national championship, and then on Tuesday,

It wasn’t the season Michigan expected, but the Wolverines finished the year with a marquee victory over Ohio State and an upset victory over Alabama in the ReliaQuest Bowl to finish the season “the r