ESPN experts update bowl projections following SEC's Week 8 action
The college football season is already eight weeks in, and Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Kentucky and LSU have all clinched bowl berths.
Many other squads are knocking on the door, and after Week 8’s action, ESPN experts Kyle Bonagura and Mitch Sherman updated their bowl projections.
Bonagura has 10 SEC squads playing this postseason, while Sherman adds an 11th team — Tennessee — to the mix. Both have Alabama in the College Football Playoff, taking on Michigan in the Cotton Bowl.
Below, you can see where each SEC squad is projected to play during bowl season:
Alabama
- Cotton Bowl (CFP) vs. Michigan (Bonagura)
- Cotton Bowl (CFP) vs. Michigan (Sherman)
Auburn
- Gator Bowl vs. Purdue (Bonagura)
- Texas Bowl vs. West Virginia (Sherman)
Florida
- Peach Bowl vs. UCF (Bonagura)
- Citrus Bowl vs. Penn State (Sherman)
Georgia
- Sugar Bowl vs. Texas (Bonagura)
- Peach Bowl vs. Iowa (Sherman)
Kentucky
- Citrus Bowl vs. Iowa (Bonagura)
- Outback Bowl vs. Purdue (Sherman)
LSU
- Fiesta Bowl vs. Oklahoma (Bonagura)
- Sugar Bowl vs. Texas (Sherman)
Mississippi State
- Belk Bowl vs. Duke (Bonagura)
- Belk Bowl vs. Virginia (Sherman)
Mizzou
- Outback Bowl vs. Penn State (Bonagura)
- Liberty Bowl vs. Oklahoma State (Sherman)
South Carolina
- Music City Bowl vs. Miami (Bonagura)
- Gator Bowl vs. Wisconsin (Sherman)
Tennessee
- None (Bonagura)
- Birmingham Bowl vs. Memphis (Sherman)
Texas A&M
- Texas Bowl vs. Iowa State (Bonagura)
- Music City Bowl vs. Virginia Tech (Sherman)