College Football Playoff: 5 Teams we wished made the Semifinals

2. Michigan Wolverines

The Michigan Wolverines almost lived up to the preseason championship hype that followed them all season long. They won their first nine games, but things fizzled towards the end for them. The Wolverines rank sixth in the AP Poll and College Football Playoff rankings.

The Wolverines managed just 201 total yards of offense in a 14-13 loss on November 12 against the Iowa Hawkeyes. They had two turnovers in that game, and the loss wound up haunting them heading into the final CFP rankings.

In their double overtime loss to the Ohio State Buckeyes on November 26, a pick-six by Ohio State safety Malik Hooker was the Buckeyes’ first points of the game. Quarterback Wilton Speight threw two touchdown passes and two interceptions in the game. The Wolverines finished with three turnovers in the loss.

Safety Jabrill Peppers and the Wolverines defense will get a chance to show fans what they can do against a good Seminoles offense. We could see Peppers a lot on both sides of the ball. The Heisman Trophy finalist scored three rushing touchdowns and a punt return touchdown this season for the Wolverines. He led the Big Ten in punt return yards this season with 310 punt return yards.

Peppers and Michigan will showcase what they can do in whats sure to be an exciting game. Unfortunately for Jim Harbaugh and company, they won’t get to show off that talented defense as one of the four College Football Playoff teams.