College football bowl projections 2013: Texas vs. Oregon, Michigan vs. Georgia possible
By Josh Sanchez
We have an idea of what most of the BCS bowl match ups will be, but there are still plenty of more bowl games that will need to be announced later today. With so many bowl games, you will have a few games that aren’t very eye-catching, but you also get a few big match ups that will leave people happy.
Two projected bowl match ups that stand out are the Texas Longhorns vs. Oregon Ducks and Michigan Wolverines vs. Georgia Bulldogs, but what else could we have on the schedule?
Here is a look at the college football bowl projections, which will officially be announced tonight on ESPN:
NON-BCS GAMES | ||||
BOWL | DATE | LOCATION | MATCHUP | PREDICTION |
GoDaddy.com | Jan. 5 | Mobile, Ala. | MAC vs. Sun Belt No. 2 | Bowling Green vs. Ark. State |
BBVA Compass | Jan. 4 | Birmingham, Ala. | SEC No. 8/9 vs. American No. 5/C-USA | Vanderbilt vs. Houston |
Cotton | Jan. 3 | Arlington, Tex. | Big 12 No. 2 vs. SEC | Okla. State vs. Missouri |
Outback | Jan. 1 | Tampa, Fla. | Big Ten No. 3 vs. SEC | Iowa vs. LSU |
Capital One | Jan. 1 | Orlando, Fla. | Big Ten No. 2 vs. SEC No. 2 | Wisconsin vs. South Carolina |
Heart of Dallas | Jan. 1 | Dallas, Tex. | Big Ten No. 7 vs. C-USA | Syracuse* vs. North Texas |
Gator | Jan. 1 | Jacksonville, Fla. | Big Ten No. 4/5 vs. SEC No. 6 | Michigan vs. Georgia |
Chick-fil-A | Dec. 31 | Atlanta, Ga. | ACC No. 2 vs. SEC No. 5 | Duke vs. Texas A&M |
Liberty | Dec. 31 | Memphis, Tenn. | C-USA No. 1 vs. American/SEC No. 8/9 | Rice vs. Miss. State |
Sun | Dec. 31 | El Paso, Tex. | ACC No. 4 vs. Pac-12 No. 4 | Virginia Tech vs. UCLA |
Independence | Dec. 31 | Shreveport, La. | SEC No. 10 vs. ACC No. 7 | Wash. State* vs. Georgia Tech |
Holiday | Dec. 30 | San Diego, Calif. | Pac-12 No. 3 vs. Big 12 No. 5 | Arizona State vs. Texas Tech |
Alamo | Dec. 30 | San Antonio, Tex. | Big 12 No. 3 vs. Pac-12 No. 2 | Texas vs. Oregon |
Music City | Dec. 30 | Nashville, Tenn. | ACC No. 6 vs. SEC No. 7 | Boston College vs. Ole Miss |
Armed Forces | Dec. 30 | Fort Worth, Tex. | MWC vs. Navy | San Diego State vs. Navy |
Buffalo Wild Wings | Dec. 28 | Phoenix, Ariz. | Big 12 No. 4 vs. Big Ten No. 4/5 | Kansas State vs. Nebraska |
Russell Athletic | Dec. 28 | Orlando, Fla. | American No. 2 vs. ACC No. 3 | Louisville vs. Miami (FL) |
Belk | Dec. 28 | Charlotte, N.C. | American No. 3 vs. ACC No. 5 | Cincinnati vs. North Carolina |
Pinstripe | Dec. 28 | New York, N.Y. | Big 12 No. 7 vs. American No. 4 | Notre Dame* vs. Rutgers |
Fight Hunger | Dec. 27 | San Francisco, Calif. | Pac-12 No. 6 vs. BYU | Washington vs. BYU |
Texas | Dec. 27 | Houston, Tex. | Big 12 No. 6 vs. Big Ten No. 6 | Oregon State* vs. Minnesota |
Military | Dec. 27 | Annapolis, Md. | ACC No. 8 vs. C-USA | Maryland vs. Marshall |
Poinsettia | Dec. 26 | San Diego, Calif. | MWC No. 2 vs. Army | Utah State vs. Buffalo* |
Little Caesars | Dec. 26 | Detroit, Mich. | MAC vs. Big Ten No. 8 | Ball State vs. Pittsburgh* |
Hawaii | Dec. 24 | Honolulu, Hawaii | MWC vs. C-USA | Colorado State vs. Middle Tenn. |
Beef O’Brady’s | Dec. 23 | St. Petersburg, Fla. | American No. 6 vs. C-USA | Toledo* vs. East Carolina |
New Orleans | Dec. 21 | New Orleans, La. | Sun Belt No. 1 vs. C-USA | La.-Lafayette vs. Tulane |
Famous Idaho Potato | Dec. 21 | Boise, Idaho | MAC No. 3 vs. MWC | N. Illinois vs. UNLV |
Las Vegas | Dec. 21 | Las Vegas, Nev. | MWC No. 1 vs. Pac-12 No. 5 | Fresno State vs. USC |
New Mexico | Dec. 21 | Albuquerque, N.M. | MWC No. 4/5 vs. Pac-12 No. 7 | Boise State vs. Arizona |
[H/T: CBS Sports]