The Rose Bowl showdown between the Michigan Wolverines and the Alabama Crimson Tide has all of the makings of a sport that will probably be lengthy remembered. The undefeated Wolverines are available in because the top-ranked crew within the nation, having gained the Massive Ten with out breaking a lot of a sweat. For its half, the No. 5 Crimson Tide needed to overcome then-top-ranked Georgia within the Southeastern Convention championship sport to get a controversial alternative by the CFP committee.

The bookies predict a detailed matchup, with the Wolverines being solely slight 2.5-point favorites. Given their completely different seasons, the Crimson Tide’s early season troubles pitted in opposition to the benefit with which the Wolverines navigated their schedule, one would assume that Michigan could be a heavy favourite.

Nevertheless, many specialists give Bama the higher hand based mostly on Nick Saban’s wealth of expertise and skill as a coach. The Athletic just lately reported an nameless Massive Ten coach giving an additional purpose as to why Alabama may get the higher hand.

“If (quarterback Jalen) Milroe plays like he has lately, I think that’ll be too much for Michigan. There’s nobody like him in the Big Ten. (Alabama) has figured out how to use him, and that’s scary.”

This excessive reward for Milroe is a superb turnaround, contemplating the signal-caller misplaced his beginning spot after the Week 2 defeat to the Texas Longhorns.

Whereas his athleticism was on full show that evening, there have been doubts concerning his means to precisely cross the ball. Nevertheless, after a disastrous experiment in Week 3, through which each backups failed to come back even close to to Saban’s expectations, Milroe was given the beginning spot once more.

Alabama’s Jalen Milroe stats in 2023

Milroe has recorded 2,718 passing yards, 23 touchdowns, and 6 interceptions in 2023. His QBR of 83.6, ranks ninth amongst quarterbacks within the nation. He additionally confirmed his chops as a dual-threat quarterback with 468 speeding yards and 12 touchdowns.