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Why the CFP semifinal's coin toss was beginning of the end for Michigan football

Free Press sports writer Rainer Sabin answers three questions after Georgia defeated Michigan football, 34-11, at the Orange Bowl in the College Football Playoff semifinal in Miami Gardens, Florida.

What went wrong for Michigan?

A case can be made that this game was lost at the coin toss, when Michigan ironically achieved a rare victory. The Wolverines won the flip and then elected to defer until the second half. It proved a poor choice.