ESPN experts update SEC bowl projections following Week 8 action
The 2019 season is now approaching Week 9, so the teams that are likely going to be bowl-eligible are starting to separate themselves from those that aren’t.
After Week 8’s action, ESPN experts Kyle Bonagura and Mark Schlabach updated their 2019 bowl projections, and 9 SEC teams were included.
As you can see below, they both have Alabama making it to the College Football Playoff, meeting a familiar foe in the semifinals:
Alabama
- Bonagura: Peach Bowl (CFP) vs. Clemson
- Schlabach: Peach Bowl (CFP) vs. Clemson
Auburn
- Bonagura: Outback Bowl vs. Minnesota
- Schlabach: Outback Bowl vs. Minnesota
Florida
- Bonagura: Citrus Bowl vs. Wisconsin
- Schlabach: Citrus Bowl vs. Wisconsin
Georgia
- Bonagura: Orange Bowl vs. Virginia
- Schlabach: Cotton Bowl vs. SMU
Kentucky
- Bonagura: Music City Bowl vs. Pitt
- Schlabach: Belk Bowl vs. Duke
LSU
- Bonagura: Sugar Bowl vs. Baylor
- Schlabach: Sugar Bowl vs. Baylor
Mississippi State
- Bonagura: Belk Bowl vs. North Carolina
- Schlabach: Gator Bowl vs. Nebraska
South Carolina
- Bongaura: Gator Bowl vs. Indiana
- Schlabach: Music City Bowl vs. Louisville
Texas A&M
- Bonagura: Texas Bowl vs. Kansas State
- Schlabach: Texas Bowl vs. Oklahoma State