Scenes, responses and more from TCU’s triumph over Michigan
The College Football Playoff left to an amusing start with the semifinal at the Vrbo Carnival Bowl between the No. 2 Michigan Wolverines and No. 3 TCU Horned Frogs.TCU built a
21-6 lead by halftime, then things got exciting in the third quarter. The Wolverines and Horned Frogs scored 44 integrated points in the frame. Michigan continued its resurgence effort in the fourth, however TCU held on for the 51-45 victory.The Horned Frogs are the very first Big 12 group to bet a CFP title. For Michigan, it’s a 2nd straight season being ousted in the semifinal round.Here is a look at a few of the huge numbers from this awesome contest:96: Overall points scored, a record for the Feast Bowl. That breaks the mark set by the Nebraska Cornhuskers and Florida Gators in 1996(86 points). This is likewise the third-highest-scoring CFP game and the third-highest for an AP top-five matchup.51: The Horned Frogs’51 points are the most in a bowl game in school history. This is also the fifth 50-point game by a team in CFP history.Michigan also made history. The 51 points are the second-most quit by the group in a championship game.
This is the 3rd time a Jim Harbaugh-coached Wolverines squad enabled 50-plus points. The other two instances came against the Ohio State Buckeyes (62 in 2018 and 56 in 2019).44: TCU and Michigan scored 44 integrated points in the third quarter. That’s the most points scored in a quarter in CFP history
, breaking the mark of 40 set by the Clemson Tigers and Alabama Crimson Tide in the fourth quarter of the 2016 championship game game.This is the best COLLEGE FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME EVER!!!– Robert Griffin III (@RGIII )January 1, 2023 Michigan defense is taking the day off!!!– Tamba
Hali (@TambaHali91)January 1, 2023 This game is insane– F L S H(@Melvingordon25)January 1, 2023 This game is outrageous!!!!– Chief David Njoku(@David_Njoku80)January 1, 2023 This game is insane– F L S H (@Melvingordon25) January 1, 2023 What a freaking game!!– Matt Leinart(@MattLeinartQB)January 1, 2023 45-plus: This was the 2nd AP
top-five match in the poll age (because 1936 )in which both groups
scored 45 or more points. The other event was the 2018 Rose Bowl, likewise a playoff semifinal, between the
Georgia Bulldogs and
Oklahoma Sooners.1: The Horned Frogs ended a winless streak for the Huge 12
, as teams from the conference were a combined 0-4 in CFP games going into Saturday.Stars used their thoughts
on the Vrbo Fiesta Bowl via social media.Horned Frogs flourish in the desert. #GoFrogs #DFWBig 12Team #FiestaFrogs pic.twitter.com/n6bcM97Bxe!.?.!— TCU Football( @TCUFootball )January 1, 2023 ALL HAIL THE HYPNOTOAD. #FiestaFrogs|#GoFrogs pic.twitter.com/ejtLaOhdjO!.?.!— Vrbo Carnival Bowl (@Fiesta_Bowl)January 1, 2023 Going to the’ship
! #FiestaFrogs #GoFrogs pic.twitter.com/wyaofwAPSO!.?.!— TCU Athletics (@TCU_Athletics )January 1, 2023 Frogs!!!!– Andy Dalton(@andydalton14)January 1, 2023 OHHSHBSMSKSKSKSNSNSBHWJA
TCU DID IT!!!! CONGRATULATIONS @TCUFootball WELL SHOULD HAVE! #GOFROGS SEE YALL IN
LA.– TCU (@TCU )January 1, 2023 Yessss! 1 of 2 up until now … let’s go UGA!!– Trae Young(@TheTraeYoung)January 1, 2023 MAX DUGGAN’S GOT THAT FROG IN HIM #CFBPlayoff 282 Total
Yds 4 Overall TD Vrbo Carnival Bowl champs Trip to bet the nationwide title pic.twitter.com/9nEZA9ieCJ!.?.!— ESPN College Football(@ESPNCFB) January 1, 2023 Yessir TCU!!!!!!! Let’s go !!!!!! Big 12
lastly in the Natty!!!!!– Tyler Lockett(@TDLockett12)January 1, 2023 Wow. Tcu!– Matt Leinart (@MattLeinartQB) January 1, 2023
Congratulations on making it to the big game!!! @TCU!!!! Cigarette smoking on that
Wolverine Load! pic.twitter.com/Y0bJqgImsN!.?.!— Dez Bryant( @DezBryant)January 1, 2023 Here are the sights and scenes from the game in Glendale,
Arizona: Scenes
from the Feast Bowl TCU added another touchdown
in the second quarter courtesy of a 6-yard goal pass from Max Duggan to Taye Barber. Michigan kicker
Jake Moody made 2 basket in the frame and the
Wolverines trail 21-6 at halftime.I’m hoping
TCU vs UGA TCU Reppin the 12 right now!– Trae Young(@TheTraeYoung)December 31, 2022 KNOCK pic.twitter.com/CjNP31zoyO!.?.!— ESPN CollegeFootball (@ESPNCFB)December 31, 2022 Great Half of Football TCU, Regroup and let’s put together another one!– Reag(@jalenreagor)December 31, 2022 MOOD AT HALFTIME @TCUFootball leads Michigan
, 21-6, in the @CFBPlayoff Semifinal pic.twitter.com/yGSqfFMJJ7!.?.!— Big 12 Conference(@Big12Conference)December 31, 2022 pic.twitter.com/8243CuHlUu!.?.!— ESPN College Football(@ESPNCFB)
December 31, 2022 A strong very first quarter A pick-six by safety Bud Clark and a touchdown run by quarterback Max Duggan offered TCU a 14-0 lead after the first quarter. Horned Frogs fans in the stands and on social media were delighted about the team’s fast start.Yessir!!!!!!! Let’s go TCU!!– Tyler Lockett(@TDLockett12)December 31
, 2022 I’m not tweeting much but you finest believe I’m turnt up right now. LFG TCU!!!– Dez Bryant(@DezBryant)December 31,
2022. @TCUFootball revealing my @dallascowboys how to start a championship game!!!! 14-0– Michael Irvin(@michaelirvin88)December 31, 2022 TCU fans were HYPED after the pick-six #CFBPlayoff pic.twitter.com/H6JRDlsCcA!.?.!— ESPN College Football(@ESPNCFB)December 31, 2022 A star in presence Team U.S.A. Olympic swimming legend Michael Phelps appeared
in Arizona to take in theCFP semifinal action. Mark J. Rebilas/USA TODAY Sports Pregame huddle Attack and dominate! #GoBlue pic.twitter.com/PyKHPLjp8q!.?.!— Michigan
Football (@UMichFootball) December 31, 2022 Arrivals The Wolverines are on place! #GoBlue pic.twitter.com/yZdhbFIroz!.?.!— Michigan Football
(@UMichFootball) December 31, 2022 Fiesta Bowl #GoBlue pic.twitter.com/1fjstLhrMM!.?.!— Michigan Football(@UMichFootball )December 31, 2022 The arrival
. #GoFrogs #DFWBig 12Team #FiestaFrogs pic.twitter.com/XJi62nnQAN!.?.!— TCU Football(@TCUFootball
)December 31, 2022 Frogs rolling in.
#GoFrogs #DFWBig 12Team #FiestaFrogs pic.twitter.com/EIXsTX53ZC!.?.!— TCU Football (@TCUFootball)December
31, 2022 What they’re wearing Michigan is keeping things standard while TCU is choosing the all-white. Combat ’em til hell freezes over, then combat ’em on the ice #GoFrogs #DFWBig 12Team #FiestaFrogs pic.twitter.com/z4CaAvvGbo!.?.!— TCU Football(@TCUFootball )December 31, 2022 Looking sharp in the desert #GoBlue pic.twitter.com/7EkWB4A5SC!.?.!— Michigan Football( @UMichFootball)December 31, 2022 Animals making choices If you
can rely on the prognostications of mongooses or rhinoceroses … Frogsby90.mp4 Tomorrow is game day! Our meerkat
mob struck the ground running and plainly favored @TCUFootball purple over @UMichFootball blue for the big match-up. Riff ram bah ZOO! pic.twitter.com/JbSx62igsc!.?.!— Fort Worth Zoo(@FortWorthZoo)December 30, 2022″”
! The @phoenixzoo’s one-horned rhino has actually stated that @UMichFootball will win the 2022 @Vrbo #FiestaBowl. pic.twitter.com/HRCFNXmsRd!.?.!— Vrbo Carnival Bowl(@Fiesta_Bowl)December 30,
2022 Fans check in GO BLUE! WOOOOO! @UMichFootball pic.twitter.com/bKh4FB0cYT!.?.!— Ric Flair ®(@RicFlairNatrBoy)December 31, 2022 TCU has alumni and relatively all of the Dallas-Fort Worth location behind
it.Let’s go @TCU pic.twitter.com/sIvYPVT2W0!.?.!— Dez Bryant(@DezBryant)December 31, 2022 Let’s FIESTA! Good luck, @TCUFootball! We’re all rooting for y’ all from home #CFBPlayoff |
#FiestaBowl|#TexasHockey pic.twitter.com/Xd7OT01NRK!.?.!— Dallas Stars (@DallasStars)December 31, 2022 Go Frogs!!! #BTHOmichigan ⬆– Jim Schlossnagle(@CoachSchloss)December 31, 2022 It’s game day let’s go @TCUFootball!!!!– Matt Carpenter(@MattCarp13
)December 31, 2022 The first string from Texas to play in the @CFBPlayoff is from FORT WORTH! Congratulations to @TCUFootball on an amazing season and make all of DFW proud in the @Fiesta_Bowl! #GoFrogs #FrogsBy 90 #DFWBig 12Team #FiestaFrogs pic.twitter.com/lWLdgQpUjy!.?.!— DFW Airport
(@DFWAirport)December 30, 2022 ESPN Stats and Information added to this story