Bowl Projections: College Football News Predictions for Week 4
By College Football News,
16 days ago
Really? Florida State probably won't be in a bowl game this season?
Really? Five SEC teams will likely take up space in the expanded College Football Playoff, and really? Notre Dame might be back in the mix?
The bowl projections going into Week 4 get a bit funkier, and it's all around the ongoing belief that ESPN will make sure eligible programs from the Power Four conferences will find their way into bowl games.
So for now, just go with it that we think some of the bowl affiliations will be blown off to create the best matchups possible.
Oklahoma Sooners quarterback Jackson Arnold (11) gestures as he tosses the ball to an official after long run during a college football game between the University of Oklahoma Sooners (OU) and the Tulane Green Wave at Gaylord Family - Oklahoma Memorial Stadium in Norman, Okla., Saturday, Sept. 14, 2024.
Saturday, December 14 12:00, ABC Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, GA Bowl Affiliations: MEAC, SWAC Last Season: Florida A&M 30, Howard 26 Bowl Projection: Florida A&M vs NC Central Last Week: Florida A&M vs NC Central
Camellia Bowl
Saturday, December 14 9:00, ESPN Cramton Bowl, Montgomery Alabama Bowl Affiliations: CUSA, MAC, Sun Belt Last Season: Northern Illinois 21, Arkansas State 19 Bowl Projection: Ohio vs Georgia Southern Last Week: Miami University vs Appalachian State
Scooter’s Coffee Frisco Bowl
Tuesday, December 17 9:00, ESPN Toyota Stadium, Frisco, TX Bowl Affiliations: Gof5, Gof5 Last Season: UTSA 35, Marshall 17 Bowl Projection: Florida Atlantic vs Texas State Last Week: BYU* vs James Madison
RoofClaim.com Boca Raton Bowl
Wednesday, December 18 5:30, ESPN FAU Stadium, Boca Raton, FL Bowl Affiliations: Gof5, Gof5 Last Season: USF 45, Syracuse 0 Bowl Projection: Appalachian State vs Rutgers* Last Week: Virginia Tech* vs Coastal Carolina
LA Bowl
Wednesday, December 18 9:00, ESPN SoFi Stadium, Los Angeles, CA Bowl Affiliations: MW, Former Pac-12 Last Season: UCLA 35, Boise State 22 Bowl Projection: Boise State vs Cal Last Week: Boise State vs Cal
R&L Carriers New Orleans Bowl
Thursday, December 19 7:00, ESPN2 Caesars Superdome, New Orleans, LA Bowl Affiliations: CUSA, Sun Belt Last Season: Jacksonville State 34, Louisiana 31 OT Bowl Projection: Liberty vs Coastal Carolina Last Week: WKU vs Texas State
StaffDNA Cure Bowl
Friday, December 20 12:00, ESPN Exploria Stadium, Orlando, FL Bowl Affiliations: Gof5, Gof5 Last Season: Appalachian State 13, Miami University 9 Bowl Projection: West Virginia* vs Indiana* Last Week: Baylor* vs Rutgers*
Union Home Mortgage Gasparilla Bowl
Friday, December 20 3:30, ESPN Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, FL Bowl Affiliations: AAC, ACC, CUSA, SEC Last Season: Georgia Tech 30, UCF 17 Bowl Projection: Duke vs Baylor* Last Week: Florida State vs West Virginia*
Myrtle Beach Bowl
Monday, December 23 11:00 am, ESPN Brooks Stadium, Conway, SC Bowl Affiliations: AAC, CUSA, MAC, Sun Belt Last Season: Ohio 41, Georgia Southern 21 Bowl Projection: USF vs Miami University Last Week: Northern Illinois vs Marshall
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl
Monday, December 23 2:30, ESPN Albertsons Stadium, Boise, ID Bowl Affiliations: MAC, MW, Sun Belt Last Season: Georgia State 45, Utah State 22 Bowl Projection: Oregon State vs UNLV Last Week: Washington State* vs UNLV
Hawaii Bowl
Tuesday, December 24 8:00, ESPN Clarence TC Ching Athletics Complex, Honolulu, HI Bowl Affiliations: CUSA, MW Last Season: Coastal Carolina 24, San Jose State 14 Bowl Projection: WKU vs Fresno State Last Week: FIU vs Fresno State
Detroit Bowl
Thursday, December 26 2:00, ESPN Ford Field, Detroit, MI Bowl Affiliations: Big Ten, MAC Last Season: Minnesota 30, Bowling Green 24 Bowl Projection: Michigan State vs Toledo Last Week: Michigan State vs Toledo
Guaranteed Rate Bowl
Thursday, December 26 5:30, ESPN Chase Field, Phoenix, AZ Bowl Affiliations: Big Ten, Big 12 Last Season: Kansas 49, UNLV 36 Bowl Projection: Illinois vs TCU Last Week: Maryland vs TCU
68 Ventures Bowl
Thursday, December 26 9:00, ESPN Hancock Whitney Stadium, Mobile, AL Bowl Affiliations: CUSA, MAC, Sun Belt Last Season: South Alabama 59, Eastern Michigan 10 Bowl Projection: Arkansas State vs Northern Illinois Last Week: Georgia Southern vs Colorado State
Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl
Friday, December 27 Time TBA, ESPN Amon G Carter Stadium, Fort Worth, TX Bowl Affiliations: AAC, CUSA, Big 12 Last Season: Air Force 31, James Madison 21 Bowl Projection: Army vs Texas Tech Last Week: USF vs Kansas
76 Birmingham Bowl
Friday, December 27 Time TBA, ESPN Protective Stadium, Birmingham, AL Bowl Affiliations: AAC, ACC, CUSA, SEC Last Season: Duke 17, Troy 10 Bowl Projection: Virginia vs Auburn Last Week: Pitt vs Arkansas
AutoZone Liberty Bowl
Friday, December 27 7:00, ESPN Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium, Memphis, TN Bowl Affiliations: Big 12, SEC Last Season: Memphis 36, Iowa State 26 Bowl Projection: BYU vs Kentucky Last Week: Iowa State vs Auburn
DIRECTV Holiday Bowl
Friday, December 27 8:00, FOX Snapdragon Stadium, San Diego, CA Bowl Affiliations: ACC, Former Pac-12 Last Season: USC 42, Louisville 28 Bowl Projection: North Carolina vs Oregon Last Week: North Carolina vs Oregon
SRS Distribution Las Vegas Bowl
Friday, December 27 10:30, ESPN Reliant Stadium, Las Vegas, NV Bowl Affiliations: SEC Former Pac-12 Last Season: Northwestern 14, Utah 7 Bowl Projection: Oklahoma vs Arizona State Last Week: South Carolina vs Arizona State
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