Michigan to Face No. 3 TCU in College Football Playoff Semifinal in Fiesta Bowl
12/4/2022 12:30:00 PM
// Dave Ablauf, Chad Shepard
• Michigan Football: College Football Playoff Bound
GLENDALE, Ariz. — The second-ranked University of Michigan football team will be making its second consecutive appearance in the College Football Playoff, facing third-ranked TCU in the Vrbo Fiesta Bowl held at State Farm Stadium in Glendale. This will be the first-ever matchup between Michigan and TCU, and it will be the 50th bowl game in the 143-year history of Michigan Football program.
The CFP semifinal game pitting the Wolverines (13-0, 10-0 Big Ten) and Horned Frogs (12-1, 8-0 Big 12) will kick off at 2 p.m. MST and will be televised nationally by ESPN.
“We are excited to continue our quest for a national championship in Arizona at the Fiesta Bowl,” said J. Ira and Nicki Harris Family Head Football Coach Jim Harbaugh. “TCU is a great football team and we look forward to the opportunity to compete against them in the College Football Playoff semifinal. We are honored to represent the University of Michigan and the Big Ten Conference in the Fiesta Bowl.”
The Wolverines will be making their second appearance in the Fiesta Bowl. The previous appearance in came during Harbaugh’s playing days in Ann Arbor, when the junior quarterback helped lead Michigan to a 27-23 victory over Nebraska on Jan. 1, 1986. He had touchdowns on 1- and 2-yard runs against the Cornhuskers, and tailback Jamie Morris carried the ball 22 times for 156 yards.
This will be the Wolverines first matchup with a Big 12 Conference program since 2013, a 31-14 loss to Kansas State in the Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl. Led by first-year head coach Sonny Dykes, the Horned Frogs have posted a 12-1 record with its only blemish coming Saturday (Dec. 3) falling 31-28 in overtime to 10th-ranked Kansas State in the Big 12 Championship Game. TCU has a potent offensive attack led by quarterback Max Duggan, the 2022 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award winner, who ranks ninth in the NCAA in pass efficiency and is tied for second among Power 5 quarterbacks with 16 touchdown passes of at least 20 yards. The Horned Frogs list sixth nationally in scoring offense (40.3 avg.) and 16th in total offense with an average of 473.0 yards…
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