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Alabama snatches first turnover in Rose Bowl as Michigan muffs punt
By Keith Farner
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Caleb Downs nearly had an interception early in the Rose Bowl against JJ McCarthy. But after a lackluster series by the Alabama offense, the Crimson Tide got a fumble recovery on a muffed punt by Michigan.
Semaj Morgan returned the ball for 6 yards officially, but never got a clear possession of the ball, and it was recovered by Quandarrius Robinson. The play happened near midfield and Alabama recovered its possession at the Michigan 44-yard line. The play happened at the 11:52 mark of the first quarter after Michigan received the ball first as Alabama deferred its possession to start the second half.
Michigan wants to lose this game, doing everything to do it so far, fumble, Alabamas ball pic.twitter.com/Dq8xxt3U1C
— FootballSZN (@FtballSZN) January 1, 2024
It was a rough first possession for the Tide as Jalen Milroe was under pressure. He was sacked on 1st down and 3rd down as Alabama faced a 2nd down and 23 from its own 24,a nd then a 3rd and 12, which resulted in a sack of 11 yards.
A former newspaper veteran, Keith Farner is a news manager for Saturday Down South.
