DeBoer said he wants the guys coming back to remember this feeling. DeBoer said “no I didn’t” when asked if he considered a change at quarterback with Jalen Milroe struggling early. “I saw a fighter. The fight in his eyes. As long as I see that, I want to hang in there with the guys this program means a lot to.”

Alabama football coach Kalen DeBoer explained why he didn't bench a struggling Jalen Milroe in the Crimson Tide's ReliaQuest Bowl loss vs. Michigan.

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 returned the favor again on Dec. 31 to close out the bookended calendar year.