Ahead of the ReliaQuest Bowl against Michigan, Kalen DeBoer feels the culture of Alabama football is "in a good place." It's a Crimson Tide program, he said, that has taken pride in its path, how it stayed the course,

UM beat Alabama in last year’s Rose Bowl, a CFP semifinal. The Wolverines went on to win the national title. The Crimson Tide was in the running for a playoff spot until the very end. Alabama would likely have been in had SMU beaten Clemson in the ACC championship game, or been blown out by the Tigers.

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.