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Don’t allow the first year of the expanded College Football Playoff blur your vision — there’s never too many bowl games! Postseason football may have lost some of its luster thanks to the allure of the 12-team bracket, but no one enjoys the bowl calendar during the holidays as much as I do. Yes, that even includes the matchups involving 6-6 teams.
We know player opt outs are coming, and there’s a plethora of coaching changes this month that will alter preparation and focus, but a chance to end the season on a high note heading into the 2025 season is high on the priority scale for the 82 teams still with a game — or more — to play.
If you can’t watch the entire bowl schedule, no worries. We’ve got you covered with a full ranking of the entire postseason, including a few projected matchups in the quarterfinals of the playoff. Now, let’s feast!
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Saturday, Dec. 14 | 9 p.m. — One of a couple teams to win in the regular-season finale to earn bowl eligibility, Western Michigan’s senior running back Zahir Abdus-Salaam hopes to follow up his biggest performance of the year — 175 yards of total offense, two touchdowns — with another memorable outing to cap his career against South Alabama. The Jaguars were a mid-tier finisher in the Sun Belt and have been pushed by seven touchdowns in the last five games from freshman playmaker Fluff Bothwell.
Thursday, Dec. 19 | 7 p.m. — One of the Sun Belt’s better teams this season under Clay Helton, only two of Georgia Southern’s four losses came during conference play, while the others were against Boise State and Ole Miss. The Eagles are battle-tested and play the Bearkats, who won four of their last five entering the postseason. The two-headed rushing attack for Sam…
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Author : Brad Crawford
Publish date : 2024-12-09 19:19:00
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