As No. 4 Alabama prepares to take on No. 1 Michigan in the Rose Bowl College Football Playoff Semifinal, many fans and analysts are focusing on what the Tide has done well in order to get to the playoffs. What they aren’t focusing on is what the team has done wrong.
Mistakes can be costly, and in a game where the loser’s season is abruptly ended, there is zero room for error.
Michigan has played a perfect season up to this point, with zero losses and a conference championship. Alabama, on the other hand, has one loss to Texas on the season and has played a few very ugly games.
There’s no doubting the fact that this Crimson Tide team is one of the strongest and most talented in the nation. The key to success for Nick Saban’s squad will be to limit the number of mistakes made.
Here are five mistakes Alabama must avoid in the Rose Bowl against Michigan.