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How to Watch the Rose Bowl: Alabama Crimson Tide vs. Michigan Wolverines

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Christopher Walsh

How to Watch the Rose Bowl: Alabama Crimson Tide vs. Michigan Wolverines
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A spot in the National Championship Game is on the line as the Alabama Crimson Tide squares off against Michigan in the Rose Bowl. 

Overall, it's the sixth meeting between the legendary programs, but first in the College Football Playoff. Alabama leads the series 3-2, but they're 2-2 in bowl meetings. Most recently they played in the Citrus Bowl on New Year’s Day 2020, with the Crimson Tide claiming a 35-16 victory. 

Nick Saban is 4-3 all-time against Michigan, including a 2-0 mark with the Crimson Tide. Michigan head coach Jim Harbaugh is 0-1 against Alabama.

Who: No. 4 Alabama Crimson Tide (12-1) vs. No. 1 Michigan Wolverines (13-0) 

What: The College Football Playoff semifinal

Where: Rose Bowl (92.542), Pasadena, Calif. 

When: Monday, 4 p.m. CT

TV: ESPN (Play-by-play Chris Fowler, Analyst Kirk Herbstreit, Sideline Laura Rutledge, Holly Rowe) 

Radio: Crimson Tide Sports Network: (Play-by-play Chris Stewart, Analyst Tyler Watts, Sideline Roger Hoover)

National Radio: ESPN (Play-by-play: Joe Tessitore, Analyst Dusty Dvoracek, Sideline Quint Kessenich)

New Year's Day Game Schedule

10 a.m.: ReliaQuest Bowl, Wisconsin vs. LSU, ESPN2
Noon: Fiesta Bowl, Liberty vs. Oregon, ESPN
Noon: Citrus Bowl, Iowa vs. Tennessee, ABC
7:45 p.m.: CFP semifinal Sugar Bowl, Texas vs. Washington, ESPN

ESPN Schedule 

9 a.m.: College GameDay Built by The Home Depot, ESPN, ESPNU
10 a.m.: Rose Parade Presented by Honda, ABC
10 a.m.: SEC Nation Presented by Dr Pepper, SEC Network
2:30 p.m.: College Football Scoreboard, ESPN2
2:30 p.m.: SEC Nation Presented by Dr Pepper, SEC Network
3:50 p.m.: Ram Trucks College Football Pregame, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPNews
4 p.m.: Alabama Radio: CFP Semifinal at the Rose Bowl Game Presented by Prudential. SEC Network
4:10 p.m.: College Football Playoff Semifinal at the Rose Bowl Game Presented by Prudential, ESPN
4:10 p.m.: Field Pass with The Pat McAfee Show: CFP Semifinal at the Rose Bowl Game Presented by Prudential, ESPN2
4:10 p.m.: Command Center: CFP Semifinal at the Rose Bowl Game Presented by Prudential, ESPNU
4:10 p.m.: ESPN Deportes Game Coverage, ESPN App

2023 Alabama Crimson Tide Depth Chart

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Christopher Walsh
CHRISTOPHER WALSH

Christopher Walsh is the founder and publisher of BamaCentral, which first published in 2018. He's covered the Crimson Tide since 2004, and is the author of 26 books including Decade of Dominance, 100 Things Crimson Tide Fans Should Know and Do Before They Die, Nick Saban vs. College Football, and Bama Dynasty: The Crimson Tide's Road to College Football Immortality. He's an eight-time honoree of Football Writers Association of America awards and three-time winner of the Herby Kirby Memorial Award, the Alabama Sports Writers Association’s highest writing honor for story of the year. In 2022, he was named one of the 50 Legends of the ASWA. Previous beats include the Green Bay Packers, Arizona Cardinals and Tampa Bay Buccaneers, along with Major League Baseball’s Arizona Diamondbacks. Originally from Minnesota and a graduate of the University of New Hampshire, he currently resides in Tuscaloosa.

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