No. 3 TCU capped its rapid rise under first-year coach Sonny Dykes, earning the chance to play second-ranked Michigan in the Fiesta Bowl on New Year's Eve with a spot in the CFP title game on the line.
— TCU's bid to beat Kansas State in the Big 12 championship came up inches short. The close loss in overtime and the Horned Frogs' overall resume allowed them to reach the College Football Playoff for the first time.earning the chance to play second-ranked Michigan in the Fiesta BowlMax Duggan #15 of the TCU Horned Frogs carries the ball against the Kansas State Wildcats in the second half of the Big 12 Football Championship at AT&T Stadium on December 3, 2022 in Arlington, Texas.
It was, thanks to five wins over ranked opponents and a gritty performance against Kansas State, a team TCU had beaten earlier this season. and the final CFP rankings, just ahead Ohio State, which will play top-ranked and reigning national champion Georgia in the Peach Bowl. The physical, gritty Wolverines likely would have been in the CFP even with a loss in the Big Ten championship game after rolling over rival Ohio State in the regular-season finale.
"It's a team that really works and competes," Harbaugh said."They understand if you want to make things happen, you've got to work for them, you've got to compete for them. This team sure is about the work. They enjoy the work and embrace it."Duggan left everything on the field in the Big 12 championship, including some of his blood.
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