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PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — Blake Corum rushed for a 17-yard touchdown on the second snap of overtime, and top-seeded Michigan advanced to its first College Football Playoff championship game with a 27-20 victory over fourth-seeded Alabama in the Rose Bowl on Monday. Michigan’s defense ended only the second overtime game in the 110 editions of […]

The Michigan Wolverines beat the Alabama Crimson Tide 27-20 in overtime to win the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif. on Monday. Wolverines running back Blake Corum made the game-winning touchdown in overtime.

The way Blake Corum sees it, the Michigan Wolverines are unbeaten, top-ranked and two wins away from a national championship because of all the turmoil they've overcome this year, not in spite of it. Michigan's star running back explains his view while sitting among his teammates Saturday under a big white tent outside the rain-soaked Rose Bowl, where the Wolverines (13-0) will face Alabama (12-1) on Monday in the College Football Playoff semifinal. “I think we learned from al...

While the Wolverines have scored a few key Rose Bowl wins und Bo Schembechler, Gary Moeller and Lloyd Carr, Michigan has struggled overall in Pasadena.

Recent history hasn’t been kind to the Wolverines, but they dominated in their first Rose Bowl appearances. Those victories still serve as landmarks for the program.

From scandal and scorn to Big Ten triumph, Jim Harbaugh's Michigan tenure has been anything but boring.

The final four-team College Football Playoff promises to be one of the closest in the 10-year history of the event. The combined spread of the two New Year's Day semifinals sits at six points, according to FanDuel Sportsbook. No. 1 Michigan is a 1 1/2-point favorite against fourth-seeded Alabama in the Rose Bowl. No. 3 Texas is a 4 1/2-point favorite over No. 2 Washington in the Sugar Bowl.

The Michigan Wolverines defeated the Ohio State Buckeyes to keep their undefeated season alive and clinch a spot in the Big 10 Championship.

Blake Corum scored 2 touchdowns and J.J. McCarthy and Roman Wilson connected on another as Michigan defeated Ohio State for third consecutive year.

Line: Michigan by 3 1/2 according to FanDuel Sportsbook. The winner will represent the East Division in the Big Ten title game, where it will be a big favorite to earn a championship and a likely bid to the College Football Playoff.