
While the ReliaQuest Bowl may not be the final game of the season that either the Alabama Crimson Tide or Michigan Wolverines had hoped for, the two schools will bring an epic New Year's Eve showdown outside of the College Football Playoff.
Alabama was on the outside looking in of the CFP field after the committee decided to give SMU the final at-large bid in the inaugural 12-team field. The Crimson Tide's consolation prize is a trip to the ReliaQuest Bowl in Tampa, Florida where they get to meet the Michigan Wolverines for a rematch of last season's CFP semifinal in the Rose Bowl game.