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Find out if your team made Omar-Rashon Borja's Week 11 Bowl Projections!
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Omar-Rashon Borja
Senior Writer, Editor, Historian
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Omar-Rashon Borja
Senior Writer, Editor, Historian
Celebration Bowl, December 14th, Atlanta, GA; 12 PM ET on ABC (SWAC Champ vs. MEAC Champ):
Jackson State Vs South Carolina State
South Carolina State controls its destiny in the MEAC after an electric Thursday night win over North Carolina Central on Halloween
Camellia Bowl, December 14th, Montgomery, Alabama; 9 PM ET on ESPN (Sun Belt vs MAC):
Old Dominion vs. Western Michigan
Scooter’s Coffee Frisco Bowl, December 17th, Frisco, TX; 9 PM ET on ESPN (Group B of Five vs Group of Five):
Arkansas State vs. San Jose State
Boca Raton Bowl, December 18th, Boca Raton, FL; 5:30 PM ET on ESPN (Group of Five vs. Group of Five):
Buffalo vs. East Carolina
LA Bowl, December 18th, Los Angeles, CA; 9:00 PM ET on ESPN (Mountain West vs. Former PAC-12 member):
UNLV vs. USC
I project Boise State to get into the Playoff with wins against Washington State and Oregon State and a narrow loss to projected Playoff team Oregon. This sends league runner up UNLV to the LA Bowl.
New Orleans Bowl, December 19th, New Orleans, LA; 7 PM ET on ESPN (Conference USA vs. Sun Belt):
Sam Houston vs. Louisiana-Monroe
Let’s have some fun here. Louisiana-Monroe has never appeared in the New Orleans Bowl despite 24 years as a member of the Sun Belt. Louisiana-Monroe is off to a 3-1 start with great defense and a solid run game. The Warhawks could end up taking the New Orleans Bowl bid over Louisiana who not only appeared in the game last year, but have played in the bowl seven times. I think the Ragin’ Cajuns will be fine not playing in New Orleans this year.
Cure Bowl, December 20th, Orlando, FL; 12 PM ET on ESPN (Group of Five vs. Group of Five):
Northern Illinois vs. Marshall
Former MAC rivals clash in this one. Marshall was a member of the MAC from 1997 to 2004 and met the Rockets in the 1997, 1998, and 2002 MAC Championship games.
Gasparilla Bowl, December 20th, Tampa FL; 3:30 PM ET on ESPN (Group of Five vs. ACC):
South Florida vs. North Carolina
Myrtle Beach Bowl, December 23rd, Conway, SC; 11:00 AM on ESPN (Group of Five vs. Group of Five):
Coastal Carolina vs. Miami (OH)
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl, December 23rd, Boise, ID; 2:30 PM on ESPN (Sun Belt vs. MAC):
Fresno State vs. UConn
Hawaii Bowl, December 24th, Honolulu, HI; 8:00 PM ET on ESPN (Mountain West vs. Conference USA):
Colorado State vs. Liberty
Detroit Bowl, December 26th, Detroit, MI; 2:00 PM ET on ESPN (MAC vs. Big Ten):
Ohio vs. Michigan State
The Bobcats play their first bowl against a Power Five opponent in this one.
Guaranteed Rate Bowl, December 26th, Phoenix, AZ; 5:30 PM ET on ESPN (Big 12 vs. Big Ten):
Texas Tech vs. Nebraska
68 Ventures Bowl, December 26th, Mobile, AL; 9 PM ET on ESPN (MAC vs. Sun Belt):
Georgia Southern vs. Toledo
Armed Forces Bowl, December 27th, Fort Worth, TX; 12 PM ET or 3:30 PM ET on ESPN (Big 12 vs. Group of Five):
Cal vs. Louisiana
Birmingham Bowl, December 27th, Birmingham AL; 3:30 PM ET on ESPN (Group of Five vs. ACC/SEC):
Jacksonville State vs. James Madison
Liberty Bowl, December 27th, Memphis, TN; 7:00 PM ET on ESPN (Big 12 vs SEC):
Cincinnati vs. South Carolina
Las Vegas Bowl, December 27th, Las Vegas, NV; 10:30 PM ET on ESPN (Former Pac-12 Member vs. SEC):
Washington vs. Arkansas
Fenway Bowl, December 28th, Boston, MA; 11:00 AM ET on ESPN (AAC vs. ACC):
Syracuse vs. Army
The Independence Bowl’s change from being Army’s bowl tie-in to the American’s sends Army “Shipping Up to Boston” to play Syracuse for just the third time since 1989.
Pinstripe Bowl, December 28th, Bronx, NY; 12:00 PM ET on ABC (Big Ten vs. ACC):
Wisconsin vs. Duke
New Mexico Bowl, December 28th, Albuquerque, NM; 2:15 PM ET on ESPN (Mountain West vs. Group of Five/at-large):
Memphis vs. Texas State
Pop Tarts Bowl, December 28th, Orlando, FL; 3:30 PM ET on ABC (Big 12 vs. ACC):
Iowa State vs. Pitt
Arizona Bowl, December 28th, Tucson, AZ; 4:30 PM ET on The CW (MAC vs. Mountain West):
Bowling Green vs. San Diego State
Military Bowl, December 28th, Annapolis, MD; 5:45 PM on ESPN (American vs. AAC):
Navy vs. NC State
Alamo Bowl, December 28th, San Antonio, TX; 7:30 PM ET on ABC (Big 12 vs. Former PAC-12 member):
Kansas State vs Washington State
This will be USC’s first appearance in the Alamo Bowl despite the Alamo Bowl being tied to the PAC-12 since 2010.
Independence Bowl, December 28th, Shreveport, LA; 9:15 PM ET on ESPN (Former PAC-12 member vs. Army):
Tulane vs. Oregon State
Music City Bowl, December 30th, Nashville, TN; 2:30 PM ET on ESPN (SEC vs. Big Ten):
Vanderbilt vs. Michigan
Reliaquest Bowl, December 31st, Tampa, FL: 12:00 PM ET on ESPN (SEC vs. Big Ten):
Minnesota vs. Ole Miss
Sun Bowl, December 31st, El Paso, TX; 2:00 PM ET on CBS (ACC vs. Former PAC-12 member):
SMU vs. Arizona State
Citrus Bowl, December 31st, Orlando, FL; 3:00 PM on ABC (Big Ten vs. SEC):
Alabama vs. Illinois
These two schools have just one meeting, the 1982 Liberty Bowl, Bear Bryant’s final game as coach. A chance at Alabama for just the third time since 1995 and the first time since 2019 is too good to pass up.
How does Illinois end up here instead of Michigan? Big Ten bowl procedures prevent Michigan from jumping Illinois unless there is a one-game gap in conference records between them.
Texas Bowl, December 31st, Houston, TX; 3:30 PM ET on ESPN (SEC vs. Big 12):
Texas A&M vs. TCU
Gator Bowl, January 2nd, Jacksonville, FL; 7:30 PM ET on ESPN (ACC vs. SEC):
Georgia Tech vs. Missouri
First Responder Bowl, January 3rd, Dallas, TX; 4:00 PM ET on ESPN (Group of Five vs. at-large):
North Texas vs. Baylor
Duke’s Mayo Bowl, January 3rd, Charlotte, NC; 7:30 PM ET on ESPN (ACC vs. Big Ten):
Virginia Tech vs. Iowa
Bahamas Bowl, January 4th, Nassau, Bahamas; 11:00 AM ET on ESPN (MAC vs. Conference USA):
Eastern Michigan vs. Western Kentucky
Holiday Bowl, December 27th, 8 PM ET, Fox, San Diego, CA; (ACC vs. PAC-12):
Colorado vs. Clemson
College Football Playoff
First Round Matchup #1:
12-seed Boise State vs. 5-seed Georgia
First Round Matchup #2:
11-seed SMU vs. 6-seed Indiana
First Round Matchup #3:
10-seed Ohio State vs. 7-seed Notre Dame
First Round Matchup #4:
9-seed Notre Dame vs. 8-seed Penn State
Quarterfinal #1: Fiesta Bowl, Glendale, AZ, December 31st; 7:30 PM ET on ESPN
4-seed BYU vs. 5-seed Georgia
Quarterfinal #2: Peach Bowl, Atlanta, GA, January 1st; 1:00 PM ET on ESPN
3-seed Miami vs. 6-seed Indiana
Quarterfinal #3: Rose Bowl, Pasadena, CA, January 1st; 5:00 PM ET on ESPN
1-seed Oregon vs. 9-seed Notre Dame
Quarterfinal #4: Sugar Bowl, New Orleans, LA, January 1st; 8:30 PM ET on ESPN
2-seed Texas vs. 7-seed Notre Dame
Semifinal #1: Orange Bowl, Miami, FL; January 9th; 7:30 PM ET on ESPN
1-seed Oregon vs. 5-seed Georgia
Semifinal #2: Cotton Bowl, Dallas, TX, January 10th; 7:30 PM ET on ESPN
6-seed Indiana vs. 2-seed Texas
National Championship Game, Atlanta, GA; January 20th; 7:30 PM ET on ESPN
1-seed Oregon Vs 2-seed Texas