It’s the final week until championship week is upon us. Miami nearly found out the hard way that in November you have to be ready to play each week. Looking at this weeks slate, there are a few games that should be interesting in terms of pure trap games on the road. Georgia travels to Atlanta to play Georgia Tech where the Yellow Jackets are looking to become bowl eligible. Ohio State faces Michigan in Ann Arbor with the Buckeyes still having an outside chance at the playoffs. Finally, Wisconsin will take their undefeated record on the road to conclude the regular season against Minnesota. How might these games impact our 2017 Bowl Projections?
The biggest game that will impact the College Football Playoff will take place on the plains. Alabama faces their arch rival at Jordan-Hare as the Crimson Tide and the Auburn Tigers face off. Alabama could possibly have a path to the playoff even with a loss, but Auburn is out of the playoff mix with a loss. Also, Miami and Clemson are on a collision course in Charlotte for the ACC championship game but must face road tests against Pittsburgh and South Carolina respectively.
R + L Carriers New Orleans Bowl, New Orleans (1 p.m., ESPN)
Western Kentucky vs Appalachian State
AutoNation Cure Bowl, Orlando, Fla. (2:30 p.m., CBSSN)
Middle Tennessee vs Louisiana Lafayette
Las Vegas Bowl, Las Vegas (3:30 p.m., ABC)
Boise State vs Oregon
Gildan New Mexico Bowl, Albuquerque (4:30 p.m., ESPN)
Colorado State vs Boston College
Raycom Media Camellia Bowl, Montgomery, Ala. (8 p.m., ESPN)
Akron vs. Georgia State
TUESDAY, DEC. 19
Boca Raton Bowl, Boca Raton, Fla. (7 p.m., ESPN)
Temple vs. Middle Tennessee State
WEDNESDAY, DEC. 20
Frisco Bowl, Frisco, Texas (8 p.m., ESPN)
Houston vs. Arkansas State
THURSDAY, DEC. 21
Bad Boy Mowers Gasparilla Bowl, St. Petersburg, Fla. (8 p.m., ESPN)
South Florida vs. Florida Atlantic
FRIDAY, DEC. 22
Bahamas Bowl, Nassau, Bahamas (12:30 p.m., ESPN)
North Texas vs Central Michigan
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl, Boise (4 p.m., ESPN)
Ohio vs Wyoming
SATURDAY, DEC. 23
Birmingham Bowl, Birmingham, Ala. (12 p.m., ESPN)
Memphis vs. UAB
Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl, Fort Worth, Texas (3:30 p.m., ESPN)
Marshall vs. Army
Dollar General Bowl, Mobile, Ala. (7 p.m., ESPN)
Toledo vs Troy
SUNDAY, DEC. 24
Hawaii Bowl, Honolulu, (8:30 p.m., ESPN)
SMU vs. Fresno State
TUESDAY, DEC. 26
Heart of Dallas Bowl, Dallas (1:30 p.m., ESPN)
West Virginia vs UTSA
Quick Lane Bowl, Detroit (5:15 p.m., ESPN)
Western Michigan vs. Florida International
Cactus Bowl, Phoenix (9 p.m., ESPN)
Kansas State vs Arizona State
WEDNESDAY, DEC. 27
Independence Bowl, Shreveport, La. (1:30 p.m., ESPN)
Southern Mississippi vs. Utah
New Era Pinstripe Bowl, New York (5:15 p.m., ESPN)
Virginia Tech vs Purdue
Foster Farms Bowl, Santa Clara, Calif. (8 p.m., FOX)
Iowa vs. UCLA
Texas Bowl, Houston (9 p.m., ESPN)
Texas vs Stanford
THURSDAY, DEC. 28
Military Bowl Presented by Northrop Grumman, Annapolis, Md. (1:30 p.m., ESPN)
Virginia vs Navy
Camping World Bowl, Orlando, Fla. (5:15 p.m., ESPN)
Oklahoma State vs. Florida State
Valero Alamo Bowl, San Antonio, 9 p.m. (ESPN)
Washington State vs. TCU
Washington vs. San Diego State
FRIDAY, DEC. 29
Belk Bowl, Charlotte, N.C. (1 p.m., ESPN)
Wake Forest vs. Texas A&M
Hyundai Sun Bowl, El Paso, Texas (2 p.m., CBS)
Louisville vs. Arizona
Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl, Nashville, Tenn. (4:30 p.m., ESPN)
Kentucky vs. Northwestern
Arizona Bowl, Tucson, Ariz. (5:30 p.m., CBSSN)
Utah State vs New Mexico State
SATURDAY, DEC. 30
TaxSlayer Bowl, Jacksonville, Fla. (12 p.m., ESPN)
NC State vs Missouri
AutoZone Liberty Bowl, Memphis, Tenn. (12:30 p.m., ABC)
Iowa State vs. South Carolina
MONDAY, JAN. 1, 2018
Outback Bowl, Tampa, Fla. (12 p.m., ESPN2)
Mississippi State vs. Michigan
Citrus Bowl, Orlando, Fla. (1 p.m., ABC)
Michigan State vs LSU
NEW YEAR’S SIX BOWLS
Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic, Arlington, Texas (Dec. 29, 8:30 p.m., ESPN)
Penn State vs Auburn
PlayStation Fiesta Bowl, Glendale, Ariz. (Dec. 30, 4 p.m., ESPN)
USC vs. Ohio State
Capital One Orange Bowl, Miami Gardens, Fla. (Dec. 30, 8 p.m., ESPN)
Clemson vs Notre Dame
Central Florida vs. Georgia
Rose Bowl Game Presented by Northwestern Mutual, Pasadena, Calif. (Jan. 1, 5 p.m., ESPN)
Oklahoma vs. Miami
Allstate Sugar Bowl, New Orleans (Jan. 1, 8:45 p.m., ESPN)
Alabama vs Wisconsin
College Football Playoff National Championship, Atlanta (Jan. 8, 8 p.m., ESPN)
Alabama vs Oklahoma
