The Cheez-It Citrus Bowl just took an interesting turn.It’s Texas, and it’s Michigan. That should be enough for any game no matter what, but for these two, it’s a jumping-off point to bigger things.The outcome doesn’t really matter, other than that Michigan has never beaten Texas – losing in a whale of a 2005 Rose Bowl, and last year in a 31-12 blowout early in the season – so it should be a fun battle between two powerhouses.And new Michigan head coach Kyle Whittingham should be on the sidelines.
Michigan vs Texas Matchups, Odds, and 2025 Cheez-It Citrus Bowl Pick
Biff Poggi is an interesting man. He’s a former hedge fund manager who turned into a key assistant football coach at Michigan, left to take the Charlotte head coaching gig, struggled, was let go, came back to Michigan, and now he’s thrown into the mix as the interim coach after Sherrone Moore and before Whittingham shows up.He’s going to coach the stuff out of whatever he has to work with.
Texas is losing a boatload of talent, but 16 is playing.Arch Manning is returning, the Longhorns will get to see what they have to get a jump on next season, and …It’s Texas, and it’s Michigan. Let’s go.
How To Watch Michigan vs Texas
Date: Wednesday, December 31, 2025Game Time: 3:00 pm ETTV: ABCLocation: Camping World Stadium, Orlando, FL@PeteFiutakCollege Football Playoff PredictionsRose Bowl: Alabama vs IndianaCotton Bowl: Ohio State vs MiamiOrange Bowl: Oregon vs Texas TechSugar Bowl: Georgia vs Ole Miss
Why Michigan Will Win
Texas didn’t exactly kill it with the running game this season, and now it has to try grinding it out against the Michigan run defense without Quintrevion Wisner and all the running backs who did much of anything this year – they’re all in the transfer portal. And that’s not the worst part for the Longhorns.
The great Texas defense should be missing just about everyone of note in the secondary, won’t have its top pass rushers, and in all, will be a shell of its regular-season self.How much does that matter with Michigan’s probable opt-outs? This is where it gets tricky.The timing of the Whittingham hire might delay or just stop some of the players were were going to skip this – this will be updated depending on the status of starting quarterback Bryce Underwood…