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He said Tuesday thats a big reason why he is now the new coach of the Tennessee Titans. Whisenhunt said he hit it off quickly with Ruston Webster when interviewing for the job Friday night.MIAMI -- Michigan is Orange Bowl-bound after games over the weekend didnt go the Wolverines way.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.ddddddddddddThat 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. ' ' '