Three years, three of the same game. Almost.
Michigan just willed it into truth this time. The Wolverines looked beaten almost the entire second half, but they kept stepping up.
The offense chose the perfect moment to wake up, and the defensive line was able to stuff the Bama offense time and time again. Michigan is over the hump. Finally.
Credit the entire team and the culture for this win. Even when it looked like Alabama was running away with it, Michigan refused to stay down. Resilient warriors. Michigan will play in the national championship game against the winner of Texas and Washington on Monday, Jan. 8.
Here are our five takeaways from the win over Alabama.