With the 2024 season now officially over, the Michigan Wolverines are turning their full attention toward building the best roster possible for the 2025 season.

Michigan football went on a five-day clock following the ReliaQuest Bowl win over Alabama in terms of roster retention. The transfer portal had closed on Dec. 28 but players have until five days after the final game for their respective teams to enter.

TAMPA, Fla. — No one expected Michigan football to come into Raymond James Stadium and upset the vaunted Alabama Crimson Tide. However, the Wolverines took the Jan. 1 game against Alabama and did so again on Dec. 31 to close the calendar year.

The Wolverines started the year playing Alabama on Jan. 1 at the Rose Bowl, but with both teams starting anew with brand new head coaches, they both fell short of expectations and are playing again on Dec. 31, New Year’s Eve, at the ReliaQuest Bowl in Tampa.

The Wolverines rewrote their narrative with two improbable wins to end the season. Here's what we learned at the ReliaQuest Bowl.

As Alabama turns its focus to 2025, to its Aug. 30 season opener against Florida State, here are five individual performances from the ReliaQuest Bowl that could be a preview of what the Crimson Tide looks like next season.

Michigan notched another upset win in the ReliaQuest Bowl on Tuesday. A little over a month removed from beating Ohio State in Columbus, Michigan upset Alabama by six, 19-13. Even though Michigan couldn't throw the ball,