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.\u00a0 How might these games impact our 2017 Bowl Projections?<\/p>\n
The biggest game that will impact the\u00a0College 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.<\/p>\n
R + L Carriers New Orleans Bowl, New Orleans (1 p.m., ESPN)<\/strong> AutoNation Cure Bowl, Orlando, Fla. (2:30 p.m., CBSSN)<\/strong> Las Vegas Bowl, Las Vegas (3:30 p.m., ABC)<\/strong> Gildan New Mexico Bowl, Albuquerque (4:30 p.m., ESPN)<\/strong> Raycom Media Camellia Bowl, Montgomery, Ala. (8 p.m., ESPN)<\/strong> Boca Raton Bowl, Boca Raton, Fla. (7 p.m., ESPN)<\/strong> Frisco Bowl, Frisco, Texas (8 p.m., ESPN)<\/strong> Bad Boy Mowers Gasparilla Bowl, St. Petersburg, Fla. (8 p.m., ESPN)<\/strong> Bahamas Bowl, Nassau, Bahamas (12:30 p.m., ESPN)<\/strong> Famous Idaho Potato Bowl, Boise (4 p.m., ESPN)<\/strong> Birmingham Bowl, Birmingham, Ala. (12 p.m., ESPN)<\/strong> Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl, Fort Worth, Texas (3:30 p.m., ESPN)<\/strong> Dollar General Bowl, Mobile, Ala. (7 p.m., ESPN)<\/strong> Hawaii Bowl, Honolulu, (8:30 p.m., ESPN)<\/strong> Heart of Dallas Bowl, Dallas (1:30 p.m., ESPN)<\/strong> Quick Lane Bowl, Detroit (5:15 p.m., ESPN)<\/strong> Cactus Bowl, Phoenix (9 p.m., ESPN)<\/strong> Independence Bowl, Shreveport, La. (1:30 p.m., ESPN)<\/strong> New Era Pinstripe Bowl, New York (5:15 p.m., ESPN)<\/strong> Foster Farms Bowl, Santa Clara, Calif. (8 p.m., FOX)<\/strong> Texas Bowl, Houston (9 p.m., ESPN)<\/strong> Military Bowl Presented by Northrop Grumman, Annapolis, Md. (1:30 p.m., ESPN)<\/strong> Camping World Bowl, Orlando, Fla. (5:15 p.m., ESPN)<\/strong> Valero Alamo Bowl, San Antonio, 9 p.m. (ESPN)<\/strong> Belk Bowl, Charlotte, N.C. (1 p.m., ESPN)<\/strong> Hyundai Sun Bowl, El Paso, Texas (2 p.m., CBS)<\/strong> Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl, Nashville, Tenn. (4:30 p.m., ESPN)<\/strong> Arizona Bowl, Tucson, Ariz. (5:30 p.m., CBSSN)<\/strong> TaxSlayer Bowl, Jacksonville, Fla. (12 p.m., ESPN)<\/strong> AutoZone Liberty Bowl, Memphis, Tenn. (12:30 p.m., ABC)<\/strong> Outback Bowl, Tampa, Fla. (12 p.m., ESPN2)<\/strong> Citrus Bowl, Orlando, Fla. (1 p.m., ABC)<\/strong> <\/p>\n Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic, Arlington, Texas (Dec. 29, 8:30 p.m., ESPN)<\/strong> PlayStation Fiesta Bowl, Glendale, Ariz. (Dec. 30, 4 p.m., ESPN)<\/strong> Capital One Orange Bowl, Miami Gardens, Fla. (Dec. 30, 8 p.m., ESPN)<\/strong> <\/p>\n Rose Bowl Game Presented by Northwestern Mutual, Pasadena, Calif. (Jan. 1, 5 p.m., ESPN)<\/strong> Allstate Sugar Bowl, New Orleans (Jan. 1, 8:45 p.m., ESPN)<\/strong> College Football Playoff National Championship, Atlanta (Jan. 8, 8 p.m., ESPN)<\/strong> 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. 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\nWestern Kentucky vs Appalachian State<\/p>\n
\nMiddle Tennessee vs Louisiana Lafayette<\/p>\n
\nBoise State vs Oregon<\/p>\n
\nColorado State vs Boston College<\/p>\n
\nAkron vs. Georgia State<\/p>\nTUESDAY, DEC. 19<\/h3>\n
\nTemple vs. Middle Tennessee State<\/p>\nWEDNESDAY, DEC. 20<\/h3>\n
\nHouston vs. Arkansas State<\/p>\nTHURSDAY, DEC. 21<\/h3>\n
\nSouth Florida vs. Florida Atlantic<\/p>\nFRIDAY, DEC. 22<\/h3>\n
\nNorth Texas vs Central Michigan<\/p>\n
\nOhio vs Wyoming<\/p>\nSATURDAY, DEC. 23<\/h3>\n
\nMemphis vs. UAB<\/p>\n
\nMarshall vs. Army<\/p>\n
\nToledo vs Troy<\/p>\nSUNDAY, DEC. 24<\/h3>\n
\nSMU vs. Fresno State<\/p>\nTUESDAY, DEC. 26<\/h3>\n
\nWest Virginia vs UTSA<\/p>\n
\nWestern Michigan vs. Florida International<\/p>\n
\nKansas State vs Arizona State<\/p>\nWEDNESDAY, DEC. 27<\/h3>\n
\nSouthern Mississippi vs. Utah<\/p>\n
\nVirginia Tech vs Purdue<\/p>\n
\nIowa vs. UCLA<\/p>\n
\nTexas vs Stanford<\/p>\nTHURSDAY, DEC. 28<\/h3>\n
\nVirginia vs Navy<\/p>\n
\nOklahoma State vs. Florida State<\/p>\n
\nWashington State vs. TCU<\/p>\n
\nWashington vs. San Diego State<\/div>\nFRIDAY, DEC. 29<\/h3>\n
\nWake Forest vs. Texas A&M<\/p>\n
\nLouisville vs. Arizona<\/p>\n
\nKentucky vs. Northwestern<\/p>\n
\nUtah State vs New Mexico State<\/p>\nSATURDAY, DEC. 30<\/h3>\n
\nNC State vs Missouri<\/p>\n
\nIowa State vs. South Carolina<\/p>\nMONDAY, JAN. 1, 2018<\/h3>\n
\nMississippi State vs. Michigan<\/p>\n
\nMichigan State vs LSU<\/p>\nNEW YEAR’S SIX BOWLS<\/h3>\n
\nPenn State vs Auburn<\/p>\n
\nUSC vs. Ohio State<\/p>\n
\nClemson vs Notre Dame<\/p>\n
\nCentral Florida vs. Georgia<\/div>\n
\nOklahoma vs. Miami<\/p>\n
\nAlabama vs Wisconsin<\/p>\n
\nAlabama vs\u00a0<\/em>Oklahoma<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"