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Wolverines lament Rose Bowl miscues, but Harbaugh praises grit

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Following the first play of the game against No. 4 Alabama in the CFP semifinal at the Rose Bowl on Monday night, Michigan quarterback J.J. McCarthy said he "was expecting to get chewed out" just five seconds into the playoff.

Instead of throwing the ball away, McCarthy threw it to Alabama cornerback Caleb Downs. A replay review determined Downs stepped out of bounds, though, before coming back onto the field for the interception, and it was ruled an incomplete pass.