College Football Bowl Projections, Predictions Week 8: December 28 to January 4 Games

We get 17 bowl games around the College Football Playoff to close out 2024 and starting out 2025. Lots of bowl games, lots of options, and lots of storylines out of the bigger matchups than the first wave of bowls.

Here's Part 2 of our bowl projections going into Week 8.

Bowl Projections: Week 8, Part 2

- Week 8 Bowl Projections: Part 1
- College Football Playoff Projections: Week 8

Wasabi Fenway Bowl

Saturday, December 28
11:00, ESPN
Fenway Park, Boston, MA
Bowl Affiliations: AAC, ACC
Last Season: Boston College 23, SMU 14
Bowl Projection: Memphis vs Duke

Isleta New Mexico Bowl

Saturday, December 28
2:15, ESPN
University Stadium, Albuquerque, NM
Bowl Affiliations: AAC, MW, CUSA, MAC, Sun Belt
Last Season: Fresno State 37, New Mexico State 10
Bowl Projection: Colorado State vs Texas State

Bad Boy Mowers Pinstripe Bowl

Saturday, December 28
12:00, ABC
Yankee Stadium, Bronx, NY
Bowl Affiliations: ACC, Big Ten
Last Season: Rutgers 31, Miami 24
Bowl Projection: North Carolina vs Wisconsin

Pop-Tarts Bowl

Saturday, December 28
3:30, ABC
Camping World Stadium, Orlando, FL
Bowl Affiliations: ACC, Big 12
Last Season: Kansas State 28, NC State 19
Bowl Projection: Louisville vs Kansas State

Snoop Dogg Arizona Bowl

Saturday, December 28
4:30, CW Network
Arizona Stadium, Tucson, AZ
Bowl Affiliations: MAC, MW
Last Season: Wyoming 16, Toledo 15
Bowl Projection: Northern Illinois vs San Jose State

Go Bowling Military Bowl

Saturday, December 28
5:45, ESPN
Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, Annapolis, MD
Bowl Affiliations: AAC, ACC
Last Season: Virginia Tech 41, Tulane 20
Bowl Projection: Navy vs Boston College

Valero Alamo Bowl

Saturday, December 28
7:30, ABC
Alamodome, San Antonio, TX
Bowl Affiliations: Big 12 Former Pac-12
Last Season: Arizona 38, Oklahoma 24
Bowl Projection: Iowa State vs USC

Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl

Saturday, December 28
9:15, ESPN
Independence Stadium, Shreveport, LA
Bowl Affiliations: Army, Big 12, Former Pac-12
Last Season: Texas Tech 34, Cal 14
Bowl Projection: Cal vs Arizona

TransPerfect Music City Bowl

Monday, December 30
2:30, ESPN
Nissan Stadium, Nashville, TN
Bowl Affiliations: Big Ten, SEC
Last Season: Maryland 31, Auburn 13
Bowl Projection: Nebraska vs Arkansas

ReliaQuest Bowl

Tuesday, December 31
12:00, ESPN
Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, FL
Bowl Affiliations: Big Ten, SEC, ACC
Last Season: LSU 35, Wisconsin 31
Bowl Projection: Iowa vs Missouri

Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl

Tuesday, December 31
2:00, CBS
Sun Bowl, El Paso, TX
Bowl Affiliations: ACC, Former Pac-12
Last Season: Notre Dame 40, Oregon State 8
Bowl Projection: Syracuse vs Utah

Cheez-It Citrus Bowl

Tuesday, December 31
3:00, CBS
Camping World Stadium, Orlando, FL
Bowl Affiliations: Big Ten, SEC
Last Season: Tennessee 35, Iowa 0
Bowl Projection: Michigan vs LSU

TaxAct Texas Bowl

Tuesday, December 31
3:30, ESPN
NRG Stadium, Houston, TX
Bowl Affiliations: Big 12, SEC
Last Season: Oklahoma State 31, Texas A&M 23
Bowl Projection: Texas Tech vs Oklahoma

TaxSlayer Gator Bowl

Thursday, January 2
7:30, ESPN
TIAA Bank Field, Jacksonville, FL
Bowl Affiliations: ACC, SEC
Last Season: Clemson 38, Kentucky 35
Bowl Projection: SMU vs Ole Miss

SERVPRO First Responder Bowl

Friday, January 3
4:00, ESPN
Gerald R Ford Stadium, University Park, TX
Bowl Affiliations: CUSA, Gof5
Last Season: Texas State 45, Rice 21
Bowl Projection: Sam Houston vs Marshall

Duke’s Mayo Bowl

Friday, January 3
7:30, ESPN
Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, NC
Bowl Affiliations: ACC, Big Ten
Last Season: West Virginia 30, North Carolina 10
Bowl Projection: Georgia Tech vs Indiana

Bahamas Bowl

Saturday, January 4
11:00 am, ESPN/ESPN2
Thomas A Robinson National Stadium, Nassau, Bahamas
Bowl Affiliations: CUSA, MAC
Last Season: WKU 38, Old Dominion 35 OT
Bowl Projection: Jacksonville State vs Miami University

- Week 8 Bowl Projections: Part 1
- College Football Playoff Projections: Week 8