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College football bowl projections: ESPN experts include 12 SEC teams in post-Week 5 predictions
By Adam Spencer
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College football bowl projections are all over the place following Week 5, as there are seemingly no dominant teams this season.
Even squads like Alabama, Georgia, Ohio State and Clemson — the usual College Football Playoff contenders — haven’t been perfect, though they are all 5-0 on the year.
So, what do ESPN’s Kyle Bonagura and Mark Schlabach make of the current bowl landscape? In their updated bowl projections, they included a total of 12 SEC teams — everyone but Auburn and Vanderbilt.
Check out the predictions below:
Alabama
- Bonagura: Fiesta Bowl (CFP) vs. Ohio State
- Schlabach: Peach Bowl (CFP) vs. Clemson
Arkansas
- Bonagura: Texas Bowl vs. Baylor
- Schlabach: Las Vegas Bowl vs. UCLA
Florida
- Bonagura: Liberty Bowl vs. Texas Tech
- Schlabach: Gator Bowl vs. Notre Dame
Georgia
- Bonagura: Peach Bowl (CFP) vs. Clemson
- Schlabach: Fiesta Bowl (CFP) vs. Ohio State
Kentucky
- Bonagura: Gator Bowl vs. Florida State
- Schlabach: ReliaQuest Bowl vs. NC State
LSU
- Bonagura: ReliaQuest Bowl vs. Purdue
- Schlabach: Music City Bowl vs. Maryland
Mississippi State
- Bonagura: Music City Bowl vs. Illinois
- Schlabach: Texas Bowl vs. Texas
Mizzou
- Bonagura: Gasparilla Bowl vs. Houston
- Schlabach: None
Ole Miss
- Bonagura: Citrus Bowl vs. Minnesota
- Schlabach: Citrus Bowl vs. Minnesota
South Carolina
- Bonagura: Birmingham Bowl vs. Coastal Carolina
- Schlabach: Birmingham Bowl vs. SMU
Tennessee
- Bonagura: Sugar Bowl vs. Oklahoma State
- Schlabach: Sugar Bowl vs. Oklahoma State
Texas A&M
- Bonagura: Las Vegas Bowl vs. Oregon
- Schlabach: Liberty Bowl vs. TCU
Adam is a daily fantasy sports (DFS) and sports betting expert. A 2012 graduate of the University of Missouri, Adam now covers all 16 SEC football teams. He is the director of DFS, evergreen and newsletter content across all Saturday Football brands.