The Alabama Crimson Tide and the Michigan Wolverines meet for the ReliaQuest Bowl. The matchup is at 12 p.m. ET on December 31, 2024, and airs on ESPN.The Crimson Tide enter this matchup following

Deontae Lawson and Jihaad Campbell are widely viewed as 2025 NFL draft targets, and Que Robinson and Justin Jefferson are each out of collegiate eligibility, leaving the Crimson Tide with one returning linebacker starter in Qua Russaw at Wolf.

Michigan football is ending the calendar year like it started: Playing in a bowl game against Alabama. The Wolverines are facing the Crimson Tide in the ReliaQuest Bowl in Tampa on New Year's Eve to cap off the 2024 season.

Alabama sophomore wide receiver Jalen Hale suffered a lower leg injury in the spring requiring extensive surgery. Head coach Kalen Deboer mentioned in the spring there was a bit of hope that Hale might recover in time to contribute at the end of the year.

Alabama will play Michigan in the ReliaQuest Bowl in Tampa, Florida, to finish the 2024 season at 11 a.m. CT Dec. 31 on ESPN. Here's what we know about Alabama's history in the ReliaQuest Bowl and against Michigan.

With new head coaches leading each team, Alabama and Michigan are set to clash once again in the ReliaQuest Bowl on New Year's Eve, revisiting last year’s Rose Bowl national semifinal showdown.

Alabama last played in the ReliaQuest Bowl, then known as the Outback Bowl, after the 1996 season, beating Michigan 17-14. The Tide also played in the game once when it was known as the Hall of Fame Bowl, falling 28-24 after the 1987 season, also against Michigan.

Fifteen days ago, Alabama football coach Kalen DeBoer preached commitment. The Crimson Tide was stunned, having just finished a 24-3 road loss to Oklahoma, a game intended to be a tune-up before an Iron Bowl that decided Alabama's SEC championship fate, a game that had the Crimson Tide as a multiple-touchdown favorite.

Alabama will play Michigan in the ReliaQuest Bowl on New Year’s Eve. It’s a rematch of last seasons College Football Playoff Rose Bowl semifinal matchup. Michigan went on to win that game, 27-20, before heading on to win the national championship.