6 most watchable non-College Football Playoff bowl games, including the Pop-Tarts Bowl

Dec 28, 2023; Orlando, FL, USA; during the Pop-Tarts bowl at Camping World Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Nathan Ray Seebeck-USA TODAY Sports ORG XMIT: IMAGN-715786 ORIG FILE ID: 20231228_nrs_fo8_00060_.jpg

Over the next week or so, much of the attention in college football will be paid to the remaining games in the inaugural 12-team playoff. And indeed, we’ll be talking and writing a whole lot about those contests here too.

But other games remain on the 2024 college football calendar. Games featuring big names, like the Valero Alamo Bowl between BYU and Colorado, which is the last time we’ll see Heisman Trophy winner Travis Hunter play college football. There will also be games with interesting matchups to distract you from having awkward holiday conversations with your family, like Louisville versus Washington in the Tony the Tiger the Tiger Sun Bowl. Finally, there are games with wild names with a sneaky fun matchup, like Miami (OH) against Colorado State – a pair of eight-win teams – in the *checks notes* Snoop Dogg Arizona Bowl on The CW.

Here is your guide to the best non-College Football Playoff bowl games to watch as the season finally winds down.

The Best non-CFP Game: No. 15 South Carolina vs. No. 20 Illinois (Cheez-It Citrus Bowl)

Tuesday, Dec. 31 at 3 p.m. ET – ABC

CLEMSON, SOUTH CAROLINA – NOVEMBER 30: LaNorris Sellers #16 of the South Carolina Gamecocks makes a pass during the second quarter against the Clemson Tigers at Memorial Stadium on November 30, 2024 in Clemson, South Carolina. (Photo by Isaiah Vazquez/Getty Images)

South Carolina is the hottest – and perhaps the best – team in college football that didn’t make the 12-team playoff. The Gamecocks ended the regular season on a six-game winning streak, a stretch that included wins over Texas A&M, Missouri and Clemson. Meanwhile, Illinois is…

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