Another exciting week of college football is in the books and there were two major surprises. While none of those affected our playoff teams it did change the New Year’s Six games. Who are our playoff and New Year’s Six teams? Let’s get right to it with our bowl projections following week eight.<\/p>\n
Peach Bowl- December 28th- (1)- Alabama versus (4)- Ohio State-<\/strong> The Crimson Tide had a tougher than expected time with Tennessee<\/strong>. However in the end they racked up their 13th straight win against the Vols. The bigger question is the status of\u00a0Tua Tagovailoa’s <\/a> ankle. He had surgery on it Sunday and will miss next week’s game against Arkansas.<\/strong> On the other side of the ball the Buckeyes rolled over Northwestern<\/strong> 52-3.<\/p>\n Fiesta Bowl- December 28th- (2)- Clemson versus (3)- Oklahoma-<\/strong> The Tigers struggled early before blowing out Louisville.<\/strong> For the Sooners Jalen Hurts<\/a> only enhanced his case for the Heisman Trophy<\/a> with a dominant performance against West Virginia<\/strong>.<\/p>\n College Football National Championship- (1)- Alabama versus (2)- Clemson-<\/strong> No matter how many twists and turns there are during the season the end result is still the same. The Crimson Tide and Tigers meet for the title once again.<\/p>\n Our next group of games sees changes in the Cotton and Rose Bowls.<\/p>\n Cotton Bowl- December 28th- SMU versus Notre Dame-<\/strong> Following Boise State’s<\/strong> surprising loss to BYU<\/strong> they are no longer the top Group Of Five school. At 7-0 SMU takes their place and faces a Fighting Irish club headed to Jerry World for a second straight year.<\/p>\n Orange Bowl- December 30th- Georgia versus Virginia-\u00a0<\/strong>A 52-14 demolition of Duke<\/strong> put the Cavaliers squarely in the driver’s seat for the bid from the ACC. The Bulldogs beat Kentucky<\/strong> 21-0 in a game played in a monsoon. Whoever wins the battle in Jacksonville between the Florida<\/strong> and Georgia wins the SEC East and a likely bid to Miami.<\/p>\n Rose Bowl- January 1st- Penn State versus Oregon-\u00a0<\/strong>With Wisconsin’s<\/strong> shocking loss to Illinois<\/strong> the undefeated Nittany Lions now head to Pasadena. By rallying late to win at Washington<\/strong> the Ducks all but punched their ticket to the Pac-12 title game.<\/p>\n Sugar Bowl- January 1st- Baylor versus LSU-<\/strong>\u00a0Joe Burrow<\/a> and company had no trouble beating Mississippi State<\/strong> on the road. The Bears rallied once again to beat Oklahoma<\/strong> State<\/strong> 45-27. Texas<\/strong> could end up in with the Big 12’s bid but for now we are sticking with Baylor.<\/p>\n As we continue with our bowl projections following week eight let’s look at the other major bowl games.<\/p>\n Citrus Bowl- January 1st- Wisconsin versus Florida- <\/strong>As mentioned earlier the loser of the Gators-Bulldogs game ends up in Orlando. As a result of their loss to Illinois the Badgers drop down from the Rose Bowl.<\/p>\nNew Year’s Six Games<\/h4>\n
New Year’s Eve and Day Games<\/h4>\n