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College football bowl games: Ranking every 2019-2020 bowl team

By Nicholas Ian Allen

Trevor Lawrence, Clemson Tigers. (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images)
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STILLWATER, OK – NOVEMBER 30: Oklahoma State Cowboys RB Chuba Hubbard breaks outside for a long run during their first possession of a college football game between the Oklahoma State Cowboys and the Oklahoma Sooners on November 30, 2019, at Boone Pickens Stadium in Stillwater, OK. (Photo by David Stacy/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
STILLWATER, OK – NOVEMBER 30: Oklahoma State Cowboys RB Chuba Hubbard breaks outside for a long run during their first possession of a college football game between the Oklahoma State Cowboys and the Oklahoma Sooners on November 30, 2019, at Boone Pickens Stadium in Stillwater, OK. (Photo by David Stacy/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /

28. Appalachian State Mountaineers, 84.55

  • Roster Strength: 83.22 (51)
  • Team Performance: 86.37 (20)
  • Head Coach Rating: 81.00 (72)

Late Sunday, news broke that Appalachian State head coach Eli Drinkwitz had agreed to leave the Mountaineers for Missouri. Once the deal is finalized, there’s a high likelihood Drinkwitz (whose one-year Head Coach rating is sure to improve once 2020 calculations go into effect) would leave Boone and offensive coordinator Shawn Clark would step in as the interim head coach. Clark’s 75.00 default Head Coach rating would drop App State to the mid-30s in our overall power rankings.

Drinkwitz led the Mountaineers to a 12-1 overall record and a 45-38 win over Louisiana in the Sun Belt Championship Game. The College Football Playoff committee was impressed enough to put Appalachian State at No. 20 in its final rankings, and the Mountaineers are heavy favorites over UAB in the New Orleans Bowl.

27. Oklahoma State Cowboys, 84.82

  • Roster Strength: 83.07 (55)
  • Team Performance: 84.60 (29)
  • Head Coach Rating: 85.27 (28)

Assuming he doesn’t skip the Texas Bowl against Texas A&M, college football fans likely have just one more opportunity to watch Oklahoma State running back Chuba Hubbard play for the Cowboys. Hubbard, a third-year sophomore from Canada, leads the nation with 1,936 rushing yards this season and has scored 21 touchdowns, which is tied for second in the country.

The former track star has carried the Oklahoma State offense most of this season, and especially since the loss of All-American receiver Tylan Wallace to a season-ending knee injury, and quarterback Spencer Sanders to a hand injury. Wallace, who is also likely (though not yet guaranteed) to declare for the NFL Draft, won’t play in the bowl game, but there is hope for Sanders – a redshirt freshman – to return. However, Dru Brown, who started the final two games of the regular season, is more likely to get the nod.

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