The No. 2 Wolverines take on the No. 3 Horned Frogs in the first semifinal. Follow along for live updates and highlights from the game.
The first semifinal of the College Football Playoff features the No. TCU is making its first playoff appearance. 2 Michigan Wolverines taking on the No.
In the College Football Playoff semifinal, No. 2 Michigan faces No. 3 TCU in the Fiesta Bowl Dec. 31. Here's everything you need to know.
The Wolverines looked poised to take a quick lead, but the TCU stood tall in the redzone, sniffing out a 'Philly Special' trick play attempt by Michigan on 4th and goal. But in a goal-line scrum, the ball was coughed up and recovered by the Horned Frogs! Horned Frogs quarterback Max Duggan threw for 89 yards, a touchdown and a pick, adding 30 yards and a score on the ground. The Wolverines had three turnovers between McCarthy's pick-six, a fumble and one on downs. Blake Moody chips home a 21-yard field goal for his third score on the night as the Wolverines once again reach the redzone and fail to reach paydirt. The Wolverines got the ball back with favorable field position thanks to a Mike Sainristil interception of Max Duggan near midfield. The game has once again got away from Michigan with a second interception returned for a touchdown in the game. This time, Max Duggan took a back seat to backup running back Emari Demarcado, who has filled in nicely for the hurt Kendre Miller. Three plays, six points for the Michigan offense, all thanks to the legs of J.J. Roman Wilson ran it into the endzone from 18 yards out (punctuated by a helicopter ride) and Ronnie Wilson added the two-point conversion to cut the Wolverines' deficit to just three points with nearly the entire final quarter to be played. Max Duggan punched it in again for his second rushing touchdown of the night. Madness in the Fiesta Bowl.— Dean Straka (@DWStraka49)
In the biggest upset since the advent of the College Football Playoff, third-seeded TCU rode its underdog status to a 51-45 win over undefeated and No.
All season, the most points Michigan had given up in an entire game was 27, and going back to last season, the most the Wolverines had surrendered in a game was 37. McCarthy](https://www.espn.com/college-football/player/_/id/4433970/jj-mccarthy) threw a telegraphed pass to the outside that was picked off by sophomore safety [Bud Clark](https://www.espn.com/college-football/player/_/id/4430262/bud-clark) and returned for a touchdown. They could get only one, and the Wolverines had 52 seconds to go 75 yards and make a miracle happen. Johnston sped his way to the sideline and took it 76 yards to the end zone to put the Frogs back up 10. The Frogs needed two first downs to finish the game with the ball in their hands. After Michigan cut the TCU lead to three points early in the fourth quarter, Duggan, as he has done all season, responded by making the throw of the game. The touchdown culminated a 10-play, 83-yard drive that gave the Frogs a commanding 21-6 halftime lead and put the Wolverines in their biggest deficit of the season. While Michigan struggled to capitalize, on the other side of the ball, Duggan -- the Heisman runner-up -- was pulling out all the stops. [Emari Demercado](https://www.espn.com/college-football/player/_/id/4362478/emari-demercado) who broke loose for a 69-yard run that Duggan finished off with another 1-yard touchdown sneak. [TCU](/college-football/team/_/id/2628/tcu-horned-frogs) rode its underdog status to a [51-45 win](/college-football/game/_/gameId/401442016) over undefeated and No. 2 [Michigan](/college-football/team/_/id/130/michigan-wolverines) in the Fiesta Bowl on Saturday. Under coach Jim Harbaugh, Michigan had allowed more than 14 points in the first quarter and gone on to win just once, in 2016 against Colorado, according to ESPN Stats & Information research.
Every time Michigan made a run in the second half, TCU responded and was able to hold on for the Vrbo Fiesta Bowl win.
His sack for a seven-yard loss stalled Michigan at the TCU 49. He kept the pressure on TCU with a 5-yard TD pass that cut the score to 51-45 with 3:18 to play. The ball rolled back and out of bounds another five yards to the Michigan 37 with 24 seconds left. Then, after Michigan got the ball back with 53 seconds left, Horton had another sack that caused a fumble. From his 49, McCarthy launched a deep pass to Roman Wilson, who had gotten behind the secondary. Nobody could catch him for the 76-yard touchdown and it gave TCU a needed 10-point cushion after Michigan had fought back from a 34-16 deficit to make it 41-38. He threw a 34-yard TD pass to Ronnie Bell for Michigan's first touchdown midway through the third quarter. Next play, McCarthy handed the ball off to Kalel Mullings, who lost it. He finished with 150 yards and a score on 17 carries and Miller had run for 57 yards on eight carries. McCarthy (343 passing yards) bounced back from the two interceptions that TCU returned for touchdowns with big plays with his arm and legs. But TCU had one more big play, and held off the Wolverines. "I thought we were the more physical team on the field tonight.
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Roman Wilson appeared to have a long TD catch after a TCU interception, but officials ruled him short of the goal line. Then disaster struck for Michigan.
TCU took down Michigan in a crazy, back and forth College Football Playoff Fiesta Bowl game. Here's how it all went down.
[Bookmark](https://si.com/fannation/college/cfb-hq) [Top 25 Rankings](https://www.si.com/college-football/rankings) Score: TCU 41, Michigan 38 Score: TCU 41, Michigan 22 Score: TCU 34, Michigan 16 Score: TCU 21, Michigan 16 Score: TCU 28, Michigan 16 Score: TCU 21, Michigan 9 McCarthy threw an errant pass that landed in the hands of Bud Clark. Score: TCU 21, Michigan 6 Score: TCU 21, Michigan 3 It's safe to say that was probably the wildest College Football Playoff semifinal game ever.
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The first College Football Playoff semifinal on the New Years Eve schedule features Michigan and TCU.
Throw in running back [Kendre Miller](/college-football/players/3162256/kendre-miller/), who is having one of the best rushing seasons TCU has seen since Ladanian Tomlinson, and the Horned Frogs have an offense that has lots of different ways to pick a defense apart. 3 [TCU](https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/teams/TCU/tcu-horned-frogs/) meet in Glendale, Arizona. Of the 16 semifinal games that have been held since the format was introduced in 2014, only three have been decided even by single digits, and nine of those 16 games have been decided by 20 points or more. [Illinois](https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/teams/ILL/illinois-fighting-illini/) on Nov. [Donovan Edwards](/college-football/players/26697211/donovan-edwards/) carrying the load: Michigan running back [Blake Corum](/college-football/players/3169252/blake-corum/) was a Heisman Trophy candidate before a knee injury vs. That seven-win turnaround has been powered by one of the most explosive offenses in the country, a Heisman Trophy finalist at quarterback in [Max Duggan](/college-football/players/3120848/max-duggan/) and a team that has shown resiliency in tough spots with a 5-1 record in one-score games. TCU went 5-0 in one-score games during the regular season and nearly logged yet another comeback as Duggan led an injury-riddled offense down the field to force overtime against Kansas State in the Big 12 title game before falling short. Edwards ran for 216 yards and two touchdowns in the win against Ohio State, and then added 185 yards on the ground in the Big Ten Championship Game against [Michigan](https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/teams/MICH/michigan-wolverines/) and No. A unique test for Michigan's defense: Michigan faced a pair of dangerous passing attacks in its final two games, but TCU presents a brand new type of challenge for the Wolverines. The Wolverines are one of just two top-10 teams in both scoring offense and scoring defense. The showdown between the Wolverines and the Horned Frogs will also mark the first time the two programs have played in football, and you could not ask for higher stakes or a better setting for the series' first meeting.
TCU's defense returned two interceptions for touchdowns and quarterback Max Duggan accounted for four touchdowns Saturday as the third-ranked Horned Frogs ...
But Michigan closed within 41-30 with three seconds left in the period on a 1-yard run by Kalei Mullings and a 2-point conversion. Duggan wasn't as efficient as usual, but still completed 14 of 29 passes for 225 yards with two touchdowns and two interceptions. The Horned Frogs gave up 527 yards and 39 second half points, but came up with the necessary plays to move on.
Running back Donovan Edwards went over 100 yards rushing for the fifth time this season and the third game in a row (216 yards at Ohio State, 185 yards vs.
• That conversion gave Moody 139 points in the 2022 season, breaking Desmond Howard's single-season scoring record (138 points) set in 1991. McCarthy](/sports/football/roster/j-j-mccarthy/23085) set a new program record for most wins (12) to begin a quarterback's starting career before his first loss. That marked a new Fiesta Bowl record for longest field goal made as well. He also ran for a touchdown and converted a two-point conversion rushing. Purdue). Dennis Franklin (10 wins before his first loss, 1972) was the prior record holder.