Podcast: A stunning win and a promising future for Michigan football
TAMPA, Fla. – The Michigan Wolverines ended the 2024 season with a bang in a 19-13 win over Alabama – its second over the Crimson Tide this calendar year – and finished the first year under head coach Sherrone Moore with an 8-5 record and three-game winning streak.
TheWolverine.com’s Anthony Broome and former Michigan defensive lineman Ryan Van Bergen discuss the 19-13 win over Alabama in the ReliaQuest Bowl, including defensive and offensive takeaways, game balls and a discussion about the future.
“It was a great job by Sherrone Moore,” Van Bergen said on the show. “Great job by Wink Martindale and great job by these guys. I’m sure they heard just like we all did about how lopsided this could potentially be and seeing the 39 sit-outs that where I think between the two teams that there may not be a lot of emphasis or importance placed on this game. But watching that game, there’s no doubt in my mind it was important to these guys. It was important to these guys. It was important to Moore because it kind of sets a precedent and sets the tone, not just for the end of this season, but I think also acts kind of as a catalyst for where you’re going as a program.
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“And to me, what you saw today, you saw some depth and development. You saw some guys on the defensive line that maybe you hadn’t heard their last name before, but showed up today and played really well. Same thing in the secondary. I mean, all over the field, we could go position by position, as I’m sure we will, but all across the board, guys that had probably been chomping at the bit guys that have probably grinded week in week out, just waiting for an opportunity, got opportunities today.
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“I think they played against Bama’s best. I think we got a good Bama team and they had a lot of guys playing that maybe otherwise wouldn’t have played if it wasn’t an important bowl game. So Very excited for this team and to see the intensity, the passion, the physicality the brand of football that was played today has me all sorts of excited about what next year is gonna hold for us.”
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