The College Football Playoff has delivered so many duds, year after year, that it makes you forget it can deliver something like this.
GLENDALE, Ariz. — The College Football Playoff has delivered so many duds that it makes you forget it can deliver something like this.
The Horned Frogs dominated the first half, going up 21-6, but victory did not come easily. Starting in the third quarter, the game turned into a roaring festival of points, with TCU successfully holding at bay comeback attempt after comeback attempt by Michigan via its own offensive prowess and the brilliance of quarterback Max Duggan. All hell broke loose, over and over.
TCU got the ball back needing to kill the clock, and ended up doing so successfully, with Duggan converting on third-and-one at the Horned Frogs’ 20-yard line to force the Wolverines to use up their three timeouts before they got the ball back with 52 seconds to go at their own 25. From there, TCU scored 20 more points in the third quarter and Michigan scored nine, fighting back multiple times when the game looked over. Finally, as the page was about to turn to the fourth quarter, Michigan recovered a TCU fumble to set up a chance to get within a score — and everyone in the vicinity took the chance to breathe.
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