Five early takes on Michigan's ReliaQuest Bowl matchup with Alabama

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Jalen Milroe Will Johnson Makari Paige — Michigan Wolverines football held Alabama quarterback Jalen Milroe in check. (Photo by Junfu Han / USA TODAY NETWORK)

Michigan Wolverines football (7-5 overall, 5-4 Big Ten) has accepted a bid to the ReliaQuest Bowl, where it'll take on SEC foe Alabama (9-3, 5-3 SEC) in a rematch of last season's Rose Bowl, a 27-20 Michigan win in overtime to advance to the national championship game. Here are five early takes on the matchup.