Alabama Football Pregame Show: BOL Staff previews ReliaQuest Bowl
No. 11 Alabama (9-3, 5-3 SEC) will close out the 2024 season when it faces Michigan (7-5, 5-4 Big Ten) in the ReliaQuest Bowl in Tampa on Tuesday, December 31 (11 a.m. on ESPN).
The Crimson Tide and Wolverines meet for just the seventh time in the history of the two storied programs on New Year’s Eve. Michigan evened the all-time series at 3-3 with a 27-20 overtime victory in last year’s College Football Playoff semifinal matchup at the Rose Bowl. Not only did the Wolverines end Alabama’s 2023 season in Pasadena, they defeated Washington and Kalen DeBoer in the CFP National Championship Game in Houston, 34-13.
DeBoer is 0-1 against Michigan in his coaching career, while Michigan’s Sherrone Moore will be making his first appearance against Alabama as a head coach in the ReliaQuest Bowl.
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This will mark Alabama’s third postseason game in Tampa. It will also be the third time that the Crimson Tide and Wolverines have met in the city in what was previously known as the Hall of Fame Bowl and Outback Bowl. The first pairing between the schools came in 1988 with UM claiming a 28-24 victory. The two programs also met following the 1996 regular season with the Crimson Tide defeating the Wolverines, 17-14, at Houlihan’s Stadium.
Alabama was the first team out of the first-ever, 12-team College Football Playoff but will look to end DeBoer’s first year on a high note and extend its 16-year streak of 10-win seasons. Before the two bluebloods face off at Raymond James Stadium, BamaOnLine staff members Charlie Potter, Jimmy Stein and Blake Byler discuss the latest team news and what the Tide must do in order to leave Tampa with a win and build momentum for the offseason.
The Alabama-related topics discussed by the guys include:
– Justin Jefferson potentially returning
– Jaylen Mbakwe at receiver; Jalen Hale practicing
– Who fills in for the injured Malachi Moore?
– Position group of interest for the bowl game?
– Excitement level for this postseason matchup
– Alabama wins the bowl game if…
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