Alabama football was heavily favored and had every advantage in the ReliaQuest Bowl, and still flopped in a turnover-filled loss to Michigan.

One of the biggest storylines heading into the game was the status of starting left tackle Kadyn Proctor. Multiple reports stated that Proctor would not play for the Crimson Tide against Michigan, but Alabama head coach Kalen DeBoer said during his Monday press conference that he "expects" Proctor to play.

Road whites or home uniforms? Here’s what Alabama will wearing when they face Michigan in the ReliaQuest Bowl.

The Crimson Tide's starter was Elijah Pritchett for the majority of 2024, a position battle he won and held onto from Week 3 against Wisconsin until the Mercer game. In Alabama's 28-14 win against Auburn Nov. 30, Pritchett and Wilkin Formby basically split each series, something that continued into the bowl game.

Nobody with even a passing knowledge of college football would think that Alabama football beating Michigan in the ReliaQuest Bowl is real revenge. The Wolverines beat the Crimson Tide in the College Football Playoff’s Rose Bowl semifinal to end Nick Saban’s tenure and UA’s 2023 season on Jan. 1.

The Alabama Crimson Tide had a rough finish to a once promising 2024 college football season. Alabama suffered a 19-13 loss in the ReliaQuest Bowl on New Year's Eve in Tampa to a Michigan Wolverines p