Bowl Projections Week 2: December 30 to January 4 College Football Games

The later bowl games will take on a different feel this season.

The first big burst of bowls comes earlier, and by this point everyone will be all about the College Football Playoff Quarterfinals on December 31st and New Year's Day.

Some of these will be a tad rough - top teams that don't make the 12-team tournament will be really, really bummed - but a few of them will be fantastic.

Here are our projections for the last bowls of the season that aren't College Football Playoff games.

2024 Bowl Projections: Week 2, December 30 to January 4 Games

CFN Bowl Projections
Dec 14-26 | Dec 27 & 28
College Football Playoff

TransPerfect Music City Bowl

Monday, December 30
2:30, ESPN
Nissan Stadium, Nashville, TN
Bowl Affiliations: Big Ten, SEC
Bowl Projection: Wisconsin vs Kentucky

ReliaQuest Bowl

Tuesday, December 31
12:00, ESPN
Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, FL
Bowl Affiliations: Big Ten, SEC, ACC
Bowl Projection: Texas A&M vs Georgia Tech

Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl

Tuesday, December 31
2:00, CBS
Sun Bowl, El Paso, TX
Bowl Affiliations: ACC, Former Pac-12
Bowl Projection: Florida State vs Arizona State

Cheez-It Citrus Bowl

Tuesday, December 31
3:00, CBS
Camping World Stadium, Orlando, FL
Bowl Affiliations: Big Ten, SEC
Bowl Projection: Michigan vs LSU

TaxAct Texas Bowl

Tuesday, December 31
3:30, ESPN
NRG Stadium, Houston, TX
Bowl Affiliations: Big 12, SEC
Bowl Projection: Kansas State vs Oklahoma

TaxSlayer Gator Bowl

Thursday, January 2
7:30, ESPN
TIAA Bank Field, Jacksonville, FL
Bowl Affiliations: ACC, SEC
Bowl Projection: Louisville vs Tennessee

SERVPRO First Responder Bowl

Friday, January 3
4:00, ESPN
Gerald R Ford Stadium, University Park, TX
Bowl Affiliations: CUSA, Gof5
Bowl Projection: WKU vs James Madison

Duke’s Mayo Bowl

Friday, January 3
7:30, ESPN
Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, NC
Bowl Affiliations: ACC, Big Ten
Bowl Projection: NC State vs Iowa

Bahamas Bowl

Saturday, January 4
11:00 am, ESPN/ESPN2
Thomas A Robinson National Stadium, Nassau, Bahamas
Bowl Affiliations: CUSA, MAC
Bowl Projection: Jacksonville State vs Bowling Green

CFN Bowl Projections
Dec 14-26 | Dec 27 & 28
College Football Playoff