CBS Sports updates SEC bowl projections after Week 8
The end of October means that the final stretch of the college football season is here, with just a handful of games remaining until conference championships get underway.
With Week 8’s games completed, CBS Sports’ Jerry Palm has released his latest bowl projections.
As usual, Palm began by revealing his predictions of the 4 College Football Playoff teams. Georgia is unsurprisingly slotted at No. 1 and would be paired with 4th-seeded Cincinnati in the Orange Bowl. Of course, that would be a rematch of last year’s Peach Bowl, which saw the Dawgs hold off the Bearcats via a last-second field goal by Jack Podlesny. As for the Cotton Bowl, No. 2 Oklahoma is projected to face No. 3 Ohio State.
For the remainder of the New Year’s 6 bowls, Palm projects a pair of SEC teams. Alabama is predicted to face Oklahoma in the Sugar Bowl, while Kentucky is paired with Michigan in the Fiesta Bowl, which would be the Wildcats’ first major bowl appearance since the 1950 Sugar Bowl vs. Oklahoma.
Here’s a list of every team projected by Palm to make a bowl in 2021:
Alabama
Sugar Bowl (NY6) vs. Oklahoma
Arkansas
Music City Bowl vs. Minnesota
Auburn
Texas Bowl vs. Baylor
Florida
Gator Bowl vs. Boston College
Georgia
Orange Bowl (CFP) vs. Cincinnati
Kentucky
Fiesta Bowl (NY6) vs. Michigan
Missouri
Birmingham Bowl vs. Northern Illinois
Mississippi State
Liberty Bowl vs. Iowa State
Ole Miss
Citrus Bowl vs. Michigan State
Tennessee
Duke’s Mayo Bowl vs. Clemson
Texas A&M
Outback Bowl vs. Penn State