WATCH: Michigan players swarm the field in joy after defeating Alabama in Rose Bowl and reaching the national championship

Jim Harbaugh's Wolverines have punched their ticket to national championship.

WATCH: Michigan players swarm the field in joy after defeating Alabama in Rose Bowl and reaching the national championship

Michigan Wolverines player swarming the field (Images via screengrab/ X)

On Monday, the Michigan Wolverines under the leadership of head coach Jim Harbaugh, went against the No.4 ranked Alabama Crimson Tide in the Rose Bowl. The highly anticipated semi-final clash between the two teams didn’t disappoint and went down to the wire.

The Wolverines were trailing by 7 points late in the 4th quarter, but they managed to comeback from the deficit and took the game to overtime. In OT, Michigan running back Blake Corum scored a 17-yard rushing touchdown and gave the Wolverines a 7-point lead.

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After that, the No.1 ranked Wolverines defense made a goal-line stand in overtime and secured a 27-20 victory on Monday. They stopped Bama quarterback Jalen Milore on a 4th and goal from the 2-yard line to hand them a loss in the decisive game.

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Following their victory, the Wolverines players swarmed the field to celebrate after punching their ticket to the national championship game. Check out the footage of their celebrations attached below.

The Michigan Wolverines entered the season without their head coach Jim Harbaugh since he was serving a school-imposed three-game suspension over recruiting violations.

In addition, they also closed their regular season without Harbaugh as he was serving a 3-game suspension from the Big Ten conference over a sign-stealing saga. But the team has shown great resilience throughout the season and remains undefeated with 14 wins and 0 losses.

Jim Harbaugh dubs J.J. McCarthy as the greatest Michigan QB

The Michigan Wolverines defeated the college football powerhouse Alabama Crimson Tide on the back of a 3-touchdown performance from their quarterback J.J. McCarthy. Following the game, head coach Jim Harbaugh dubbed McCarthy as the greatest Michigan QB ever.

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I've said it before, but right here, this is the greatest quarterback in University of Michigan—college football history.
Harbaugh told reporters

The head coach acknowledged Michigan alumni Tom Brady, who became arguably the greatest football player ever. But, he still said that nobody had a better career at Michigan than McCarthy as a quarterback.

Got a long way to go to get to get where Tom Brady eventually got to, which is the GOAT. But in a college career there's been nobody at Michigan better than JJ. I know we talk about it an amalgamation of quarterbacks. He is that guy.
Harbaugh said

The Wolverines would now be focused on the bigger price, i.e., the college football national championship title. They will face the No.2 ranked Washington Huskies in the CFP national championship game next Monday.

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