Gameday central: Michigan vs. Alabama in College Football Playoff
PASADENA, Calif. — No. 1 Michigan Wolverines football and No. 4 Alabama will play for a spot in the national championship game Monday afternoon at the Rose Bowl. The winner will face either No. 2 Washington or No. 3 Texas, who will face off in the Sugar Bowl Monday evening. Here’s everything you need to get ready for kickoff.
Game information: Michigan football vs. Alabama
Venue: Rose Bowl Stadium (89,702)
Kickoff: 2:10 p.m. PT (5:10 p.m. ET)
TV: ESPN
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On The Call: Chris Fowler (play-by-play), Kirk Herbstreit (color) and Holly Rowe (Michigan sideline) and Laura Rutledge (Alabama sideline)
Radio: LEARFIELD Michigan Sports Network, anchored by WWJ 950 AM in the Detroit area, with Doug Karsch (play-by-play), Jon Jansen (color) and Jason Avant (sideline) on the call. Karsch and Jansen are regular contributors to TheWolverine.com. Click here for the full list of radio affiliates to find the station in your area. The radio broadcast can also be streamed through MGoBlue.com.
Series Facts: This is Michigan’s third consecutive appearance in the College Football Playoff semifinals. The Wolverines lost to Georgia 34-11 in 2021 and 51-45 to TCU a year ago. Michigan has a 2-3 record all time against Alabama. U-M won the first meeting 28-24 in the 1987 Hall of Fame Bowl and 35-34 in the 1999 Orange Bowl. Alabama won 17-14 in the 1996 Outback Bowl and in each of the last two meetings: 41-14 in 2012 and 35-16 in the 2020 Citrus Bowl.
Michigan vs. Alabama: Depth charts, rosters and stats
DEPTH CHARTS, ROSTERS & STATS: Click to download a printer-friendly PDF!
Betting line
Michigan is a 1.5-point favorite over Alabama, with the total points over/under set at 45.
TheWolverine.com predictions
Chris Balas: Alabama 27, U-M 20
John Borton: U-M 28, Alabama 24
Clayton Sayfie: U-M 28, Alabama 21
Anthony Broome: Alabama 24, U-M 21
Doug Skene: U-M 31, Alabama 28
Click here for our full staff predictions article.
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Weather report: Pasadena, Calif.
Weather.com projects that it will be 64 degrees and sunny at kickoff, with a 1-percent chance of precipitation and 4 MPH winds out of the southwest. For tailgating purposes, it will be 51 degrees at 8 a.m. local time and up to 60 by 11 a.m.
Pregame reading
• Keys to the Game: Michigan Wolverines football vs. Alabama
• Previewing Michigan vs. Alabama with a Crimson Tide insider
• Tale of the tape: Sizing up Michigan football vs. Alabama
• Michigan football injury report, depth chart: Rose Bowl vs. Alabama
• Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh: ‘Couldn’t be more excited to lead this team into battle in the Rose Bowl’
