College Football

I went 6-4 against the spread during Championship Week, putting me two games over .500 for the season. Here are my guesses for the rest of the bowl games.

Rose: No. No. Cotton: No. Peach: No. Fiesta: No. Sugar: No. They do have a salty run defense which should match up well against the Illini. They’re just too talented to lose this matchup. All kickoff times Eastern.) Citrus: No. I went 6-4 against the spread during Championship Week, putting me two games over .500 for the season. ReliaQuest: No.

TCU and Michigan head to Arizona for the Vrbo Fiesta Bowl on Saturday afternoon with a berth in the CFP Finals on the line. The Wolverines are back in the ...

TCU and Michigan head to Arizona for the Vrbo Fiesta Bowl on Saturday afternoon with a berth in the CFP Finals on the line. The Wolverines lost to eventual champion Georgia last year 34-11, but haven't lost since and are looking to make it to their first-ever CFP title game. The Wolverines are 13-0 for the first time ever and are coming off a season in which they won in Columbus for the first time since 2000.

The Horned Frogs are in the playoff for the first time, and they are the biggest underdogs in the field.

And the Dawgs are attempting to be the first back-to-back champions in the CFP era. The Dawgs pounded the Wolverines 34-11 in the Orange Bowl semifinal. If the Buckeyes are going to break through with physical intimidation, they will have to do it against the team that invented the term. The question is whether TCU can respond in the precious minutes that remain against the nation's No. The Buckeyes were second among Power Five teams (third nationally) in plays of 40+ yards. Georgia will be the [better team](https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/georgia-again-proves-to-be-college-footballs-lone-dominant-team-after-destroying-lsu-in-sec-title-game/) no matter who it plays in the playoff. The conference is 0-4 in the CFP with Oklahoma being the lone representative to this point. The Dawgs could have scored 50 against Tennessee but shut it down in the second half. Smart not only has a plan on how to approach the next four weeks, he has the team to do it. That OSU team had the pieces to win it all; this one gets another glorious chance have to prove the pieces are still in place. The Buckeyes' reward for sliding into the field? Ohio State got a mulligan by sliding into the field at the last minute.

College football bowl season continued on Saturday with two big early matchups in the Sugar Bowl and the Music City Bowl. Here are the top plays!

On the next play, Labas connected with tight end [Luke Lachey](https://www.foxsports.com/college-football/luke-lachey-player) on a 15-yard touchdown. [Jordan Schippers](https://www.foxsports.com/college-football/jordan-schippers-player) powered in a goal-line score. [Music City Bowl: Iowa 21, Kentucky 0](https://www.foxsports.com/college-football/music-city-bowl-iowa-hawkeyes-vs-kentucky-wildcats-dec-31-2022-game-boxscore-37864) Stroud is still writing his Ohio State legacy](https://www.foxsports.com/stories/college-football/cj-stroud-ohio-state-legacy-peach-bowl-vs-georgia) [Max Duggan, CJ Stroud and 6 other NFL Draft prospects with most to gain in New Year’s bowls](https://www.foxsports.com/stories/college-football/max-duggan-cj-stroud-and-6-other-nfl-draft-prospects-with-most-to-gain-in-new-years-bowls) [NFL size, Olympic speed: Meet a most unique recruit](https://www.foxsports.com/stories/college-football/michigan-among-suitors-for-nyckoles-harbor-college-football-track-recruit) [Bowl games 2022: Schedule, picks, results for all 43 games](https://www.foxsports.com/stories/college-football/college-football-bowl-games-2022-schedule-for-all-43-games) [Will Howard](https://www.foxsports.com/college-football/will-howard-player) was later intercepted by defensive back [Jordan Battle](https://www.foxsports.com/college-football/jordan-battle-player). On the very next play, running back [Jase McClellan](https://www.foxsports.com/college-football/jase-mcclellan-player) ran in a 17-yard score, giving the Crimson Tide a 35-10 lead with 13 minutes still remaining in the third quarter. Two plays later, Young hit tight end [Cameron Latu](https://www.foxsports.com/college-football/cameron-latu-player) for a touchdown, giving Alabama a 14-10 lead. Three plays later, Young hit wide receiver [Isaiah Bond](https://www.foxsports.com/college-football/isaiah-bond-player) for a 6-yard touchdown, pulling the Crimson Tide to within three. Young threw five touchdown passes to five different players and got a send-off in the fourth quarter. The score gave Alabama a 42-13 lead. Three plays later, they made the Wildcats pay dearly, as Young threw a pinpoint, 32-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver After making a goal-line stand on an 18-play Kansas State drive, Alabama went 98 yards for its third touchdown.

Joe Lisi joins Ben to preview the College Football Playoff semifinal matchup between TCU and Michigan on Saturday afternoon. Are there seriously only four teams in the playoffs? This isn't the World Cup ...

Strength of color combo: 6/10. Strength of color combo: 10/10. The NCAA turns to a 13-member selection committee made up of professional college football experts. It all comes down to the discernment of Harold the Playoff Wombat. Claim to fame: They won the first College Football Playoff National Championship in 2014. You definitely don't want to fight the person in the horned frog mascot costume, either. He sufferd a meniscus tear earlier this season, and won't be playing in the postseason. Even the University of Michigan itself isn't really sure why they're called the Wolverines, which lends an air of chaotic mystery to the whole thing. Strength of mascot: 8/10. Bennett was a Heisman Trophy finalist this year, the highest personal honor for a college football player. "Go Dawgs" has a nice ring to it (or a spooky ring, if you are, say, not a Georgia fan yet live within a 250 mile radius of the Atlanta metropolitan area). The College Football Playoff structure is still relatively new (we'll talk about that later) and while the brackets will probably expand later, four is all we get now.

No. 3 TCU got off to a roaring start in the 2022 Fiesta Bowl, making a dramatic statement in its first College Football Playoff appearance with a 14-0 lead ...

However, a six-game postseason losing streak -- with four of those losses coming by double digits -- becomes the next hurdle for Michigan's head coach and former quarterback to overcome when it comes to his fans' expectations. Michigan has not won a bowl game since 2015, and Harbaugh's bowl record as the Wolverines coach is now 1-6 with six straight losses after Saturday's defeat. The rumble was eerily similar to the pair of long runs he had in the second half against Ohio State, and it seemed to foreshadow the potential for Michigan's offense to continue its trend of riding an explosive ground game. Nearly everything positive for Michigan seemed to be offset by something negative in the first half, initially forecasting doom for the Wolverines. TCU has been doubted and talked about as illegitimate all season long despite proving, time and again, it is one of the best teams in the country. The first of those two scores, a 76-yard touchdown pass from Duggan to Quentin Johnston, gave TCU a 48-38 lead that appeared to be the nail in the coffin. Sonny Dykes took over a team that lost its footing as a Big 12 title contender and a roster that found itself on the outside looking in come bowl season. Dykes credits the players and their belief in one another as reasons why this team continues to win despite facing adversity. McCarthy got off the mat and led led two touchdown drives in the final 3 minutes of the third quarter, but another TCU touchdown came in between. McCarthy had one of the most electric performances of his career, throwing for 343 yards and, rushing for 52 yards and totaling three touchdowns. TCU led by as many as 18 points in the first half and took a 21-6 lead into halftime before that third quarter for the ages. Of course, the Johnston touchdown was not the final twist in this thriller.

The game is the first semifinal in this year's College Football Playoff, and it carries some intrigue. On the line is a berth in the national championship game ...

Donovan Edwards races through the TCU front seven for 54 yards, brining the Wolverines on the brink of the end zone. The Horned Frogs snuff out the lateral play, pinning Colston Loveland behind the line of scrimmage to deny the Wolverines a score. A new set of downs on the goal-line for the Horned Frogs. 4:40 p.m.: Giving Duggan time in the pocket is a dangerous strategy. The ball is headed back to the Horned Frogs. Duggan hit Johnston with a 46-yard dot to put TCU in position to bag yet another score on the first play from kickoff. 5:10 p.m.: For all of Michigan's struggles on the offensive side of the ball, its defense is keeping things tight. 7:56 p.m.: Duggan back out on the field on fourth and one. TCU in prime position to add more points on the board here. 8:04 p.m.: The call on the field of no targeting stands. However, the ball slips out of the safety's grasp at the last second, offering the Wolverines a reprieve. But when it was all said and done, it was the Horned Frogs who sealed their spot in the national championship with a Fiesta Bowl win.

The Wolverines and Horned Frogs face off Saturday in the College Football Playoff semifinal. Check out the best stuff from around the game.

Michigan kicker [Jake Moody](https://www.espn.com/college-football/player/_/id/4372066/jake-moody) made two field goals in the frame and the Wolverines trail 21-6 at halftime. Horned Frogs fans in the stands and on social media were thrilled about the team's fast start. 45-plus: Saturday's Fiesta Bowl was the second AP top-five matchup in the Poll Era (since 1936) where each team scored 45-plus points. 44: TCU and Michigan scored 44 combined points in the third quarter. The 51 points are the second-most given up by the team in a bowl game. It is also the fifth 50-point game by a team in CFP history. It's the third-highest scoring CFP game and the third-most combined points in an AP top-five matchup all-time. 3 [TCU Horned Frogs](/college-football/team/_/id/2628/tcu-horned-frogs). 96: That's the number of total points scored in this year's Fiesta Bowl, the new Fiesta Bowl record. For Michigan, it's a second straight season being ousted in the CFP semifinal round. TCU built a 21-6 lead by halftime, then things got exciting in the third quarter. 2 [Michigan Wolverines](/college-football/team/_/id/130/michigan-wolverines) and No.

The Fiesta Bowl will be the first ever contest between the TCU Horned Frogs and the Michigan Wolverines. Heisman finalist Max Duggan leads 12-1 TCU's high- ...

10 offense in the nation, scoring 39.2 points per game. 2 defense in the nation only allowing 12.77 points per game. at 4 in the nation, allowing only 13.38 points per game. The spread is set at 6.5 points in Georgia’s favor on BetMGM. 7 offense in the nation, scoring 40.1 points per game. 57 in the nation allowing 25 points per game. 6 in the NCAA scoring 40.3 points per game. They last played in the 1993 Citrus Bowl on New Years Day when Georgia won 21-14. The Peach Bowl is also Saturday, Dec. The Fiesta Bowl is Saturday, Dec. The 2022 College Football Playoff field is set and ready to kick off on New Years Eve. The seeding is as follows for the College Football Playoff: No.