The 2024 Rose Bowl features the 12-1 Alabama Crimson Tide against the 13-0 Michigan Wolverines. Here is the 2024 Rose Bowl Preview.
Alabama Crimson-Tide (12-1)
Alabama won 12 games to qualify for their 20th straight bowl game. They defeated eight bowl-eligible teams this season: USF, Ole Miss, Texas A&M, Tennessee, LSU, Kentucky, Auburn and Georgia. Their lone loss of the season was to Texas, who is also in the College Football Playoff.
The Crimson Tide score 34.9 points per game, ranking them 20th in the country. They pass for 228.5 yards (ranked 60th) and 172.7 yards per game (ranked 48th).
Jalen Milroe had some troubles early in the season, but really settled in well at the quarterback position. He has passed for 2,718 yards, 23 touchdowns and six interceptions on 65.5 percent completion. Four players have at least 300 receiving yards on the season. Jermaine Burton leads the team with 777 yards an eight touchdowns. Isaiah Bond has also been impressive with 621 receiving yards and four touchdowns.
Three players have at least 450 rushing yards on the year for Alabama. Jase McClellan missed the SEC Championship Game and should play in this game after having 803 rushing yards and six touchdowns. Roydell Williams has contributed too with 561 yards and five touchdowns. Milroe has been effective on the ground from the quarterback position with 468 yards and 12 touchdowns.
Defensively, the Crimson Tide allow 18.4 points per game, ranked 16th. They give up 124.5 rushing yards (ranked 29th) and 188.8 passing yards per game (ranked 23rd). Freshman defensive back Caleb Downs has been a star and leads the team with 99 total tackles. Dallas Turner is a pro prospect who had nine sacks to have the team-high. Terrion Arnold has improved his draft stock in the secondary with 11 passes defended and five interceptions.
Michigan Wolverines (13-0)
Michigan went undefeated to make their third straight College Football Playoff. They defeated eight games against bowl-eligible teams this season: UNLV, Bowling Green, Rutgers, Minnesota (finished season at 5-7), Penn State, Maryland, Ohio State and Iowa.
The Wolverines score 36.7 points per game, ranking 13th in the FBS. They pass for 218.8 yards (ranked 73rd) and rush for 161.8 yards per game (ranked 60th).
J.J. McCarthy has started at quarterback for the Wolverines for the second-straight season and has played well. He has 2,630 passing yards, 19 touchdowns and four interceptions on 74.2 percent completion. Five players have at least 200 receiving yards on the season. Roman Wilson has been the go-to receiver with 41 receptions for 662 yards and 11 touchdowns. Colston Loveland and Cornelius Johnson have produced with 572 and 567 receiving yards respectively.
The Wolverines have two running backs who do the work on the ground. Blake Corum has been the lead back with 1,028 rushing yards and 24 touchdowns. Behind him, Donovan Edwards has registered 382 rushing yards and three touchdowns.
The Wolverines allow 9.5 points per game, which ranks first in the country. They give up 87.1 rushing yards (ranked fifth) and 152.6 passing yards per game (ranked second). Junior Colson leads the team with 79 total tackles. Jaylen Harrell has a team-high with 6.5 sacks. Mike Sainristill has made a lot of key plays with six passes defended and five interceptions.
Prediction
Alabama started to figure things out late in the season. Milroe can make plays with his arm or his legs. The defense had several players playing to their potential. If they can get a lead and make Michigan have to throw to try to keep up, the Crimson Tide can win the game.
Alabama Crimson Tide 27 Michigan Wolverines 24
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