Michigan’s offense didn’t have any drives of more than 50 yards and finished with a ReliaQuest Bowl-low 190 yards. Playing without its top two running backs, the Wolverines received a boost from true freshman Jordan Marshall, who made his first start and rushed for 100 yards on 23 carries.

The drenched in-person attendees, and national viewing audience, needed to witness only the first 15 minutes of Tuesday afternoon’s ReliaQuest Bowl to come to a pair of air-tight conclusions: The renowned Raymond James Stadium turf holds water,

No. 11 Alabama and Michigan are set to face off Tuesday in the ReliaQuest Bowl, pitting two of college football's most storied programs against one another in an intriguing postseason matchup. It's also a rematch of the 2023 College Football Playoff semifinal,