- ABC News
- January 1, 2023
GLENDALE, Ariz. -- Michigan junior receiver Roman Wilson echoed what most of his teammates were saying in some form or fashion Saturday in a somber Wolverines locker room. For the second straight year, Michigan beat bitter rival Ohio State and won the Big Ten championship. But for the second straight year, the Wolverines lost in the College Football Playoff semifinal, this one a 51-45 heartbreaker to TCU in the Vrbo Fiesta Bowl. "Just too many mistakes, too many times where we had chances and didn't make plays or messed plays up," Wilson said. "I mean, they're a good team. I still think we're the better team, but they got the best of us. Everything they did on film is how they played in the game. So we weren't surprised. We just didn't get it done." Junior offensive guard Zak Zinter was even more succinct. "We didn't lock into some little details. We hurt ourselves. ... We beat ourselves out there," Zinter said. One by one,...