Michigan loses Fiesta Bowl to TCU, 51-45: Game thread recap
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No. 2 Michigan Wolverines (13-0, 9-0) vs. Texas Christian Horned Frogs (12-1, 9-0)
When: 4 p.m. Saturday.
Where: State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona.
TV: ESPN.
Radio: WXYT-FM (97.1).
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BIG SERIES:Michigan has TD taken off board, fumbles it away on next play
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RAINER SABIN:Back where he and Bo finished No. 2, Jim Harbaugh, Michigan shoot for No. 1 spot
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THE QUARTERBACK:How J.J. McCarthy became Michigan's star QB: A lot of humility, and a smile
Betting line: Wolverines by 7½.
Game notes: No. 2-ranked Michigan football will face Max Duggan and Texas Christian. The Wolverines beat the Purdue Boilermakers to claim their second straight Big Ten title and their second berth in the College Football Playoff. TCU won the Big 12 then lost to Kansas State in the conference title game.
Duggan this season was named Big 12 Offensive Player of the Year and the Davey O'Brien and Johnny Unitas Golden Arm awards. He finished second in the Heisman voting after throwing for 3,321 yards, 30 touchdowns and four interceptions and running for 400 yards and six touchdowns.
The winner will take on either Georgia or Ohio State.
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