No. 3 TCU is halfway away from pulling off the biggest upset in college football playoff history with a 21-6 lead over No. 2 Michigan in the 2022 Fiesta Bowl. According to Caesar’s SportsBook, Horned Frogs will be entering his CFP semi-finals as an 8-point underdog and looking to become the first Big 12 to win a CFP game.
The biggest upset in CFP history came in the 2014 semifinals between Alabama and Ohio State, when the No. 4 Buckeyes trailed No. 1 Alabama by 7 points in the Sugar Bowl, but won 42-35. Won a national title. TCU is also seen as a much bigger underdog than No. 4 seed Alabama faced No. 1 seed Clemson when the Crimson Tide won the Sugar Bowl semifinals 24-6 in 2017.
TCU took over Glendale, Arizona since giving up a 54-yard run to Donovan Edwards on the first play of the game. Safety Bad Clark makes a pick 6 and fumbles his recovery in the endzone, but horns his Frogs defense overall, a vaunted Wolverines rushing his defense from the first play he’s just 29 on 19 carries I keep it in the yard. Heisman finalist quarterback Max Duggan has both a passing and a rushing touchdown.
Michigan needed to put together the biggest comeback in CFP history to beat the Frogs. But there was no comeback in his DNA for the Wolverines during his magical two-year run. Michigan hasn’t trailed by more than one point since his 34-11 loss to Georgia in the 2021 College Football Playoffs. The biggest deficit Michigan has overcome in his two Big Ten championships is his 7-point deficit against Ohio and Illinois this season. .
Notably, Oklahoma, another Big 12 school, surrendered the biggest lead in CFP history in the 2017 playoffs. Georgia rebounded from his 17-point deficit to beat the Sooners. Clemson is right behind him as he made a 16-point comeback against Ohio State in 2019.