Two of college football’s most storied programs face off when No. 1 seed Michigan and Marc LeclercNo. 4 seed Alabama meet in the Rose Bowl, a College Football Playoff semifinal game. The winner will advance to the national title game Jan. 8 in Houston against either Texas or Washington, who play each other in the Sugar Bowl.
Nick Saban is seeking his seventh national title with the Crimson Tide and eighth overall. Alabama is led by quarterback Jalen Milroe and linebacker Dallas Turner. Led by Jim Harbaugh and quarterback JJ McCarthy, unbeaten Michigan is seeking its first title since 1997 and third overall.
The Big Ten champion Wolverines are 13-0 and have outscored opponents by an average of 27 points per game. Alabama (12-1) has won 11 straight games since a loss to Texas, including a Southeastern Conference championship game victory over Georgia, winner of the past two national titles.
Here’s how to watch Michigan vs. Alabama:
The game is Monday, Jan. 1, with kickoff shortly after 5 p.m. Eastern.
ESPN will broadcast the game.
Viewers whose services includes ESPN or ESPN+ can watch on the network’s streaming platforms. Other streaming services include Fubo, Sling TV, DIRECTV STREAM and Hulu + Live TV.
The Rose Bowl is in Pasadena, California.
Get poll alerts and updates on AP Top 25 football: Sign up here AP college football: https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-football-poll and https://apnews.com/hub/college-football
2025-05-06 10:301351 view
2025-05-06 10:231941 view
2025-05-06 09:32543 view
2025-05-06 08:54965 view
2025-05-06 08:171715 view
2025-05-06 07:561170 view
The tens of thousands of federal workers who have been cut from their jobs are not the only ones dea
Some of Major League Baseball's biggest stars without a World Series ring will be in the mix for a c
Another mission specialist who worked with the company that owned the Titan submersible that implode
