TAMPA, Fla. — Michigan’s offense was already one one of the worst in college football in 2024. Now with an interim play-caller, several key opt-outs and the unit in a state of transition, can the Wolverines do enough to keep up with No. 11 Alabama in Tuesday’s ReliaQuest Bowl (Noon, ESPN)?

Michigan's 2024 football season will come to an end on Tuesday when the Wolverines face Alabama in the ReliaQuest Bowl on New Years Eve. It was an up-and-down s

The Wolverines will likely have a new starting quarterback next season (favorites are freshman Bryce Underwood or incoming transfer Mikey Keene) and will certainly have a new offensive coordinator in former North Carolina OC Chip Lindsey. However, for the bowl game, tight ends coach Steve Casula is handling those duties in the interim.

Michigan (7-5) and Alabama (9-3) will meet for the second time in a calendar year on Tuesday, but each team’s starting lineups will look very different from the Wolverines’ 27-20 overtime victory in the Jan.

The Wolverines also have another linebacker that Alabama fans need to know Jaishawn Barham, a junior as well. Barham, a transfer from the Maryland Terrapins, is Michigan's second-leading tackler at 65 for the season, while also having recorded four TFL, one sack, and two PD in what is one of the top years of his collegiate career so far.

On Dec. 31, the 2024 season will officially come to a close for the Alabama Crimson Tide, as the program faces off against the Michigan Wolverines for the ReliaQuest Bowl in Tampa, Florida. While not a part of the College Football Playoff,

The 2024 ReliaQuest Bowl kicks off at 11 a.m. on New Year’s Eve at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa. ESPN will broadcast the game live.

Alabama football will see a familiar team before the Crimson Tide ends its 2024 season. Alabama will take on Michigan in the ReliaQuest Bowl, nearly a year to the date that the Crimson Tide faced in the College Football Playoff at the Rose Bowl,