Athlon Sports releases 2021 bowl projections
It’s that time of the year when the bowl projections come flooding in as the college football season is just around the corner.
Athlon Sports is the latest outlet to produce postseason projections, courtesy of their lead college football editor Steven Lassan, and he’s got 12 teams from the Southeastern Conference going bowling this year.
A College Football Playoff appearance and three New Year’s Six appearances are projected for the SEC this year by Athlon.
Here are the complete bowl projections involving SEC teams from Athlon.
SEC Bowl Projections
Birmingham Bowl (Dec. 28)
Projection: Louisville vs. Mississippi State
Liberty Bowl (Dec. 28)
Projection: West Virginia vs. Kentucky
Duke’s Mayo Bowl (Dec. 30)
Projection: NC State vs. Auburn
Music City Bowl (Dec. 30)
Projection: Michigan vs. Tennessee
Gator Bowl (Dec. 31)
Projection: Miami vs. Ole Miss
Outback Bowl (Jan. 1)
Projection: Penn State vs. Missouri
Citrus Bowl (Jan. 1)
Projection: Iowa vs. LSU
Texas Bowl (Jan. 4)
Projection: TCU vs. Arkansas
New Year’s Six Bowls
Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl (Dec. 30)
Projection: North Carolina vs. Florida
Fiesta Bowl (Jan. 1)
Projection: Cincinnati vs. Texas A&M
Sugar Bowl (Jan. 1)
Projection: Iowa State vs. Georgia
College Football Playoff
Cotton Bowl (Dec. 31)
Projection: Alabama vs. Ohio State
National Championship (Jan. 10)
Projection: Alabama vs. Clemson