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HOUSTON — When most people think about Michigan and Washington head-to-head matchups, their minds immediately go to the 1992 and 1993 Rose Bowls. Michigan lost the first one, but got its revenge a year later and defeated the Huskies. But did you know Michigan once thwarted Washington from earning a national title? Monday’s College Football Playoff championship game will be the third time in 50 years that Washington is on the brink of possibly winning a national title on the final day of the season. But in all three of those instances, the Wolverines have been the team the Huskies needed to go …

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