We are four weeks into the college football season and publications are starting to put out bowl predictions. Personally, I think it’s way too early to start projecting bowl scenarios, but I believe I’m in the minority of college football fans who think that way. Regardless of what I think or how I feel, bowl projections are starting to trickle out and will be more numerous over the next few weeks so let’s just embrace it.
Here are the only five projections I can find prior to week five…
Military Bowl presented by Peraton
When: Monday, December 27
Time and Channel: ESPN, 2:30 pm
Where: Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, Annapolis, MD
Bowl Tie-Ins: American vs. ACC
Louisville vs Memphis
Projected by CBS Sports Bowl Expert Jerry Palm
New Era Pinstripe Bowl
When: Wednesday, December 29
Time and Channel: ESPN, 2:15 pm
Where: Yankee Stadium, Bronx, NY
Bowl Tie-Ins: ACC vs. Big Ten
Louisville vs. Rutgers
Projected by College Football News
New Era Pinstripe Bowl
When: Wednesday, December 29
Time and Channel: ESPN, 2:15 pm
Where: Yankee Stadium, Bronx, NY
Bowl Tie-Ins: ACC vs. Big Ten
Louisville vs. Maryland
Projected by Athlon Sports
Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl
When: Wednesday, December 22
Time and Channel: ESPN, 7:30 pm
Where: Amon G. Carter Stadium, Fort Worth, TX
Bowl Tie-Ins: Big 12 or C-USA or Pac-12 or Army
Louisville vs. West Virginia
Projected by Brett McMurphy of Action Network (despite the bowl tie-ins)
Union Home Mortgage Bowl
When: Thursday, December 23
Time and Channel: ESPN, 7:00 pm
Where: Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, FL
Bowl Tie-Ins: AAC or ACC or Pac-12 or SEC
Louisville vs Tennessee
Projected by ESPN
