Senior Donovan Edwards told WXYZ-TV on Saturday that he plans to sit out the Dec. 31 matchup against No. 11 Alabama to begin preparing for his professional football career, one of several NFL-bound Wolverines expected to miss the postseason game.

The ReliaQuest Bowl sees the Alabama Crimson Tide and the Michigan Wolverines take the field on Tuesday, December 31, 2024. The matchup begins at 12 p.m. ET and airs on ESPN.The Crimson Tide faced

Let's close down the week with a Friday edition of "The Joe Gaither Show on BamaCentral" with Mason Woods as we discuss what we heard from the football players on Thursday, the Crimson Tide players playing in the ReliaQuest Bowl and Saturday's basketball game between Alabama and Creighton.