The College Football Playoff semifinals are finally here. Before we get to 2023, we know one if not two teams playing for a national championship.
The No. 2 Michigan Wolverines face the No. 3 TCU Horned Frogs in the CFP semifinals in the Vrbo Fiesta Bowl.
TCU is the Cinderella of the season. According to Caesars Sportsbook, the Horned Frogs entered the season with 200-1 odds to win the national title, the longest price in any semifinal. In fact, these are the longest odds for a semi-final.
This game can be full of points. TCU leads the Big 12 in scoring (40.3 points per game), yards per game (473) and pass attempts per game (8.8). Michigan can score, too. Michigan’s plus-347 point differential this year was its best in a regular season since 1905, according to ESPN Stats and Information.
Here’s footage and footage from the game in Glendale, Arizona:
A star attended
American Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps played in the CFP semifinals in Arizona.
The pregame huddle
Attack and dominate!#GoBlue pic.twitter.com/PyKHPLjp8q
— Michigan Football (@UMichFootball) December 31, 2022
visits
The Wolverines are on location!#GoBlue pic.twitter.com/yZdhbFIroz
— Michigan Football (@UMichFootball) December 31, 2022
📍 Fiesta bowl#GoBlue pic.twitter.com/1fjstLhrMM
— Michigan Football (@UMichFootball) December 31, 2022
arrival #GoFrogs #DFWBig12 team #FiestaFrogs pic.twitter.com/XJi62nnQAN
— TCU Football (@TCUFootball) December 31, 2022
Frogs roll. #GoFrogs #DFWBig12 team #FiestaFrogs pic.twitter.com/EIXsTX53ZC
— TCU Football (@TCUFootball) December 31, 2022
What they are wearing
Michigan keeps things traditional while TCU goes with all white.
Fight them until hell freezes over, then fight them in the snow ⚪️⚪️⚪️#GoFrogs #DFWBig12 team #FiestaFrogs pic.twitter.com/z4CaAvvGbo
— TCU Football (@TCUFootball) December 31, 2022
Looks sharp in the desert 🏜#GoBlue pic.twitter.com/7EkwB4A5SC
— Michigan Football (@UMichFootball) December 31, 2022
Animals of choice
If you believe the predictions of mongooses or rhinos…
Frogsby90.mp4
Tomorrow is game day! Our gang of meerkats hit the ground running and were clearly supportive @TCUFootball Purple top @UMichFootball Blue for big competition. Riff ram ba ju! pic.twitter.com/JbSx62igsc
— Fort Worth Zoo (@FortWorthZoo) December 30, 2022
🔸 🦏
The @phoenixzooThe one-horned rhinoceros of @UMichFootball Will win in 2022 @Vrbo #FiestaBowl. pic.twitter.com/HRCFNXmsRd
— Vrbo Fiesta Bowl (@Fiesta_Bowl) December 30, 2022
Fans check in
Go Blue! Oooooh! @UMichFootball pic.twitter.com/bKh4FB0cYT
— Ric Flair® (@RicFlairNatrBoy) December 31, 2022
TCU has alumni and the entire Dallas-Fort Worth area behind it.
let’s go @TCU 🚀 pic.twitter.com/sIvYPVT2W0
— Dez Bryant (@DezBryant) December 31, 2022
Let’s celebrate the fiesta!
good luck, @TCUFootball!
We’re all rooting for you from home 💚💜#CFBPlayoff | #FiestaBowl | #TexasHockey pic.twitter.com/Xd7OT01NRK
— Dallas Stars (@DallasStars) December 31, 2022
Go Frogs!!! #BTHOMichigan 🐸⬆️
— Jim Schlossnagel (@Coach Schloss) December 31, 2022
It’s game day let’s go @TCUFootball !!!! 🌵🏜️🐸🔥
— Matt Carpenter (@MattCarp13) December 31, 2022
First team to play from Texas @CFBPlayoff From Fort Worth! 📍
Greetings @TCUFootball Have an incredible season and make all of DFW proud @Fiesta_Bowl! 🐸😈 #GoFrogs #FrogsBy90 #DFWBig12 team #FiestaFrogs pic.twitter.com/lWLdgQpUjy
— DFW Airport (@DFWAirport) December 30, 2022
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