{"id":46558,"date":"2022-10-25T13:00:37","date_gmt":"2022-10-25T17:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/collegefootball\/?p=46558"},"modified":"2025-09-16T23:06:56","modified_gmt":"2025-09-17T03:06:56","slug":"2022-week-eight-bowl-projections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/collegefootball\/2022\/10\/25\/2022-week-eight-bowl-projections\/","title":{"rendered":"2022 Week Eight Bowl Projections"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Much Calmer Week In College Football<\/h3>\n<p>Week seven in college football was one of chaos with numerous top teams losing. For three quarters on Saturday, it looked like another of our playoff teams was going to lose. However, Clemson rallied and the top spots remain the same. We do have some changes <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/collegefootball\/2022\/10\/18\/2022-week-seven-bowl-projections\/\" target=\"_self\">in the selection committee games from last week.<\/a> Let&#8217;s break it all down with our 2022 Week Eight Bowl Projections.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Chick-Fil-A Peach Bowl- December 31st- (1) Georgia vs. (4) Clemson-<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sports-reference.com\/cfb\/coaches\/kirby-smart-1.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kirby Smart\u2019s<\/a> team had the week off before playing Florida in Jacksonville this Saturday. They remain in the top spot.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sports-reference.com\/cfb\/coaches\/dabo-swinney-1.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dabo Swinney\u2019s<\/a> club trailed Syracuse 21-10 in the third quarter before the Clemson head man benched\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sports-reference.com\/cfb\/players\/dj-uiagalelei-1.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DJ Uiagalelei<\/a> in favor of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sports-reference.com\/cfb\/players\/cade-klubnik-1.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cade Klubnik<\/a>. The Tigers outscored the Orangemen 17-0 in the fourth to get a 27-21 win. Again we are keeping them at four this week.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vrbo Fiesta Bowl- December 31st- (2) Ohio State vs. (3) Tennessee- <\/strong>The Volunteers followed up their huge win over Alabama with a big win <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/collegefootball\/2022\/10\/22\/tennessee-vols-game-grades-ut-martin-edition\/\" target=\"_self\">over undermanned Tennessee-Martin.<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sports-reference.com\/cfb\/players\/hendon-hooker-1.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hendon Hooker<\/a> and company are 7-0 for the first time since 1998. Ironically that&#8217;s the last time the Vols won the national championship.<\/p>\n<p>Behind four second-half touchdowns from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sports-reference.com\/cfb\/players\/cj-stroud-1.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">C.J. Stroud<\/a> the Buckeyes broke open a close game and beat <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/collegefootball\/2022\/10\/22\/tale-of-to-halves-for-iowa-at-ohio-state\/\" target=\"_self\">beat Iowa 54-10. <\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>College Football National Championship- January 9th- (1)- Georgia vs. (2) Ohio State-<\/strong> If this match-up holds true this is only the second meeting of all time between the two schools. Georgia won the 1993 Citrus Bowl 21-14.<\/p>\n<h3>Selection Committee Games<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Orange Bowl- December 30th- ACC vs. SEC\/Big 10\/Notre Dame<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Penn State vs. Wake Forest-<\/strong> The Nittany Lions bounced back from last week&#8217;s loss to Michigan with a 45-17 win over Minnesota. On the other side of the ball, a five-touchdown performance from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sports-reference.com\/cfb\/players\/sam-hartman-1.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sam Hartman<\/a> led the Demon Deacons to <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/collegefootball\/2022\/10\/22\/46573-wake-forest-routs-bc-43-15\/\" target=\"_self\">an easy 45-13 win over Boston College.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Sugar Bowl- December 31st- SEC vs. Big 12 <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Alabama vs. TCU- <\/strong>A familiar theme this week as the Crimson Tide bounced back from their Tennessee loss with a big win over Mississippi State.<\/p>\n<p>After thinking about it last week we&#8217;re moving the Horned Frogs into position as the Big 12&#8217;s representative. The two schools have met five times in history with the last being in 1975. TCU holds a 3-2 lead.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cotton Bowl- January 2nd- At Large vs. At Large<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Cincinnati vs. USC<\/strong>\u2013 The Bearcats withstood a furious SMU rally and remain our Group of Five representative.<\/p>\n<p>With Oregon&#8217;s win over UCLA the Ducks have the inside track to the Rose Bowl. As a result, we&#8217;re moving the Trojans to playing at \u201cJerry World.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Rose Bowl- January 2nd-Big 10 vs. Pac 12<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Michigan vs. Oregon-<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sports-reference.com\/cfb\/coaches\/jim-harbaugh-1.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jim Harbaugh\u2019s<\/a> club had the week off and head to Michigan State on Saturday night. As mentioned above the Ducks are now our pick for playing in Pasadena.<\/p>\n<h3>Games Around The New Year<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Citrus Bowl- January 2nd-Big 10 vs. SEC- Illinois<\/strong><strong> vs. LSU-<\/strong> The Fighting Illini beat Minnesota and have a real chance of finishing 10-2. Behind <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sports-reference.com\/cfb\/players\/jayden-daniels-1.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jayden Daniels<\/a> the Tigers turned a 17-3 deficit into a 45-20 win over previously unbeaten Ole Miss.<\/p>\n<p><strong>ReliaQuest Bowl- January 2nd- Big 10\/ACC vs. SEC- <\/strong><strong>Kentucky vs. Purdue- <\/strong>The Big 10 team for this game has changed more than Spinal Tap&#8217;s drummer. Despite their loss to Wisconsin, we&#8217;re keeping the Boilermakers here.<\/p>\n<p>Kentucky had a much-needed week off and they&#8217;ll try to stop the Tennessee freight train on Saturday. Despite their relative proximity, the Boilermakers and Wildcats have only met three times in history and none since 1915.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Duke\u2019s Mayo Bowl- December 30th- ACC vs. Big 10- Florida State vs. Minnesota<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Tony The Tiger Sun Bowl- December 30th- ACC vs. Pac 12- <\/strong><strong>Syracuse vs. Washington<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>TaxSlayer Gator Bowl-<\/strong> <strong>December 30th-Big 10 vs. SEC- <\/strong><strong>Notre Dame vs. Ole Miss<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Barstool Sports Arizona Bowl- December 30th- Mountain West vs. Mid-American- San Jose State<\/strong><strong> vs. Toledo<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Music City Bowl- December 31st- Big 10 vs. SEC- <\/strong><strong>Maryland vs. South Carolina<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Post-Christmas Day Games<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Quick Lane Bowl- December 26th<\/strong>\u2013<strong>Big 10 vs. Mid-American- Buffalo<\/strong><strong> vs. Michigan State- <\/strong>Can the Spartans even get to five wins, much less six?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Birmingham Bowl- December 27th- Pool vs. ACC\/SEC- Texas A&amp;M vs. Texas Tech-<\/strong> The Aggies need some wins quickly. <strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Camellia Bowl- December 27th<\/strong>\u2013 <strong>Pool vs. Pool- Liberty vs. Troy- <\/strong>Let&#8217;s give a big shout-out to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sports-reference.com\/cfb\/coaches\/jon-sumrall-1.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jon Sumrall<\/a> and the Trojans this week. In his first season as head coach, they are 6-2 and 4-1 in the Sun Belt. As a result, we&#8217;re bumping them up to playing in New Orleans.<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>First Responder Bowl- December 27th- Big 10 vs. Pool- Coastal Carolina vs. Oklahoma- <\/strong>How&#8217;s this for an interesting match up?<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Guaranteed Rate Bowl- December 27th- Big 12 vs. Big 10- Kansas vs. Wisconsin<\/strong><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Military Bowl- December 28th-ACC vs. American- Central Florida<\/strong><strong> vs. Miami (Florida)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Liberty Bowl- December 28th-Big 12 vs. SEC- Baylor vs. Florida<\/strong><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Holiday Bowl- December 28th- ACC vs. Pac 12- Duke vs. Utah<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Texas Bowl- December 28th- SEC vs. Big 12- Arkansas vs. <\/strong><strong>Kansas State<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Pinstripe Bowl- December 29th- ACC vs. Big 10- <\/strong><strong>Iowa vs. Pittsburgh<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Cheez-It Bowl- December 29th- ACC vs. Big 12- North Carolina<\/strong><strong> vs. Texas<\/strong><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Alamo Bowl- December 29th- Big 12 vs. Pac 12- Oklahoma State<\/strong><strong> vs. UCLA- <\/strong>The Bruins lost at Oregon and are likely out of the top tier bowls.<\/p>\n<p>As we go through the final sets of games in our 2022 Week Eight Bowl Projections you\u2019ll find we\u2019ve made quite a few changes from last week.<\/p>\n<h3>Games Around Christmas<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Myrtle Beach Bowl- December 19th- Pool vs. Pool- Arkansas State<\/strong><strong> vs. Western Kentucky<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Idaho Potato Bowl- December 20th-Mid-American vs. Mountain West- <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Ball State vs. Wyoming<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Boca Raton Bowl- December 20th- Pool vs. Pool- <\/strong><strong>Miami (Ohio) vs. Rice<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>New Orleans Bowl- December 21st- Conference USA vs. Sun Belt<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Louisiana vs. UAB<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Armed Forces Bowl- December 22nd-American vs. Pool- <\/strong><strong>BYU vs. Tulane- <\/strong>Keep an eye on the Green Wave. They are undefeated in the AAC and visit Cincinnati in the last week of the season. The winner gets home-field advantage in the title game.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Independence Bowl- December 23rd- American vs. Army- <\/strong><strong>Army vs. East Carolina<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Gasparilla Bowl- December 23rd- ACC\/SEC vs. Pool<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Louisville vs. South Alabama- <\/strong>We totally jinxed Georgia Tech after having them in the game last week. <strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Hawai\u2019i Bowl- December 24th-Mountain West vs. Conference USA<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>San Diego State vs. Texas-San Antonio<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Time to wrap our 2022 Week Eight Bowl Projections will the enormous slate of early season games. Of course that includes a whopping seven games on December 17th alone.<\/p>\n<h3>First Weekend Games<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Bahamas Bowl- December 16th- Conference USA vs. Mid-American- Kent State vs. UTEP<\/strong><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Cure Bowl- December 16th- Pool vs. Pool- Marshall<\/strong><strong> vs. Middle Tennessee<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Fenway Bowl- December 17th- ACC vs. American-<\/strong><strong> Houston vs. North Carolina State<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Frisco Bowl- December 17th- Pool vs. Pool- Memphis vs. Southern Mississippi<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Celebration Bowl- December 17th- MEAC vs. SWAC- <\/strong><strong>Jackson State vs. North Carolina Central<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>New Mexico Bowl-<\/strong> <strong>December 17th- Conference USA vs. Mountain West- <\/strong><strong>Air Force vs. North Texas<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Jimmy Kimmel LA Bowl<\/strong>\u2013 <strong>December 17th- Mountain West vs. Pac-12- Boise State vs. Oregon State<\/strong><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Lending Tree Bowl- December 17th- Pool vs. Sun Belt- Eastern Michigan<\/strong><strong> vs. Troy<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Las Vegas Bowl- December 17th- SEC vs. Pac-12- Mississippi State <\/strong><strong>vs. Washington State<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Frisco Football Classic- Date TBA- Appalachian State vs. UNLV-<\/strong> If the San Francisco Bowl can\u2019t be played this year ESPN has the rights to create a new game to replace it much like last year.<\/p>\n<p>Thanks for checking out our 2022 Week Eight Bowl Projections here at <strong>Last Word On College Football<\/strong>. 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For three quarters on Saturday, it looked like another of our playoff teams was going to lose. However, Clemson rallied and the top spots remain the same. 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