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MIAMI -- Michigan is Orange Bowl-bound after games over the weekend didnt go the Wolverines way. Australia Air Max 270 Photo Blue Mens Black/Black-Photo Blue Sale .Their opponent on Dec. 30 will be Florida State, rewarded for sweeping a weak November schedule.The pairing was expected after Clemson and Washington won conference title games. Both made the College Football Playoff on Sunday, as did No. 1-seeded Alabama and No. 3 Ohio State, which beat Michigan 30-27 a week ago.Three losses in the first eight games knocked Florida State out of title contention, but the Seminoles won their last four games and are ranked 10th in the final AP regular-season poll.Here are things to know about the first meeting between the teams since 1991:WOLVERINES REACTION:Michigan (10-2) beat Big Ten champion Penn State 49-10 in September, and also defeated conference runners-up Wisconsin and Colorado. But losses to Iowa and Ohio State cost the Wolverines dearly, because no two-loss team made the CFP.We take care of business, were in, linebacker Jabrill Peppers tweeted Sunday. We dont, were not..& we didnt. Cant knock the teams that did.The Wolverines were 9-0 before their late-season fade left them rooting against Clemson and Washington.We put our fate in other teams hands when we hand the steering wheel this whole season, linebacker Devin Bush Jr. tweeted.Despite the late-season disappointments, Wolverines coach Jim Harbaugh said he doesnt think motivation in the Orange Bowl will be an issue.I know Im motivated and ready to put in the work and looking forward to it, he said. What a tremendous opportunity this is.EDGING OUT LOUISVILLE:Florida State (9-3) was selected over the Louisville Cardinals (also 9-3), who beat the Seminoles 63-20 in September. But Louisville lost its final two regular-season games to Houston and Kentucky, allowing Florida State to reach a New Years six bowl game for the third consecutive season.We finished very strong. We played a great non-conference schedule. Michigan will be the eighth team in the Top 25 that weve played, Seminoles coach Jimbo Fisher said. I think the committee rewarded that.The Seminoles have been anticipating a trip to Miami for more than a week.That is very big. Thats some good stuff, running back Dalvin Cook said after a win over Florida to conclude the regular season. We enjoyed our year and are going to try to go out the right way.STAR COACHES:The game matches two of the sports most successful coaches. Harbaugh has a career record of 49-26, with 10 wins in each of his two seasons with his alma mater. Fisher is 77-17 with the Seminoles and led them to the 2013 national championship.STAR PLAYERS:Florida State: Cook rushed for 1,620 yards and 18 touchdowns, scoring four TDs in a game twice. DeMarcus Walker has 15 1/2 sacks, which is tied for most in the nation.Michigan: The versatile Peppers made 72 tackles, including 13 for a loss, and gained 751 all-purpose yards rushing, receiving and on kick returns. Jourdan Lewis was chosen the Big Tens top defensive back.OB HISTORY:Florida State will appear in its 10th Orange Bowl game, the most of any bowl in school history, and will tie Nebraskas NCAA record in its 35th consecutive bowl game. The Seminoles most recent appearance in the Orange Bowl came in January 2013, when they beat Northern Illinois to set the stage for a run to the national title the next season.The Wolverines will play in the Orange Bowl for the first time since Tom Brady threw four touchdowns to help them beat Alabama 35-34 to conclude the 1999 season.Harbaugh returns to the Orange Bowl for the first time since leading Stanford to a win over Virginia Tech in January 2011. He first attended an Orange Bowl in January 1976 when he was 12 and his father was a Michigan assistant coach, watching from the sideline as the Wolverines lost to Oklahoma 14-6.I remember seeing coconuts for the first time, Harbaugh said.---AP Sports Writer Joe Reedy in Tallahassee, Florida contributed to this report.---More AP college football: www.collegefootball.ap.org and https://twitter.com/AP-Top25. Air Max 2017 For Sale Cheap . 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He hasnt carried the ball in a preseason game since 2011, and earlier this preseason, coach Mike Zimmer indicated it would be Petersons decision whether he wanted to play in the preseason or not.On Thursday, the running back said hed discussed it with it Zimmer, and the two agreed it was best for him not to play.Ultimately, he wasnt going to force me to go out there and play, Peterson said. Ive been doing it for a long time. He trusts me, we trust each other. He understood.At the end of last season, Zimmer said he probably made some mistakes by not doing more to re-introduce Peterson to the Vikings offense following his 2014 suspension, and it took the Vikings several weeks to find a fit between Peterson - who haddnt played much out of the shotgun - and quarterback Teddy Bridgewater. Nike Shox Nz Australia. The Vikings all but scrapped shotgun runs for Peterson after he gained just 10 yards on four shotgun carries in a Week 1 loss to the San Francisco 49ers, and as Peterson talked about a desire to be more versatile in the offense following the 2015 season, it seemed possible the Vikings would consider playing him in the 2016 preseason.Peterson, though, said Thursday hes feeling more comfortable with his reads out of the shotgun.Just being more patient, thats always been the main thing, Peterson said. Ive been able, I feel, to conquer that now. I feel real comfortable taking runs out of the shotgun, and Im liking it more. I was always against running out of the shotgun, but now that Ive kind of switched and tweaked my way of approaching it, things are working out good. White NFL Jerseys Cheap Disocunt Football Jerseys Wholesale NFL White Jerseys Cheap Nike NFL Jerseys Cheap Jerseys 2020 Wholesale Throwback Jerseys Cheap NFL T-shirts ' ' ' 

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