Rate Bowl (Dec. 26): Rutgers vs. TCU
Birmingham Bowl (Dec. 27): North Carolina State vs. Oklahoma
Liberty Bowl (Dec. 27): Kansas State vs. Missouri
Holiday Bowl (Dec. 27): Georgia Tech vs. Washington State
Las Vegas Bowl (Dec. 27): USC vs. Texas A&M
Pinstripe Bowl (Dec. 28): Pitt vs. Nebraska
Pop-Tarts Bowl (Dec. 28): Miami vs. Iowa State
Alamo Bowl (Dec. 28): BYU vs. Colorado
Before we drift too far, these are unofficial video games. If these predictions occur, nonetheless, it could be the primary time for 2 contests: Rutgers vs. TCU and Miami vs. Iowa State. Although the CFP tends to dominate our postseason conversations, these distinctive video games are a part of why bowl season remains to be enjoyable.
Congratulations on high quality seasons, BYU and Colorado! Thanks to realignment, your reward is a convention recreation. The shiny aspect is the common season did not embrace a conflict between the applications—which is actually a purpose for this potential recreation—so it is not like a rematch is coming. But as former Pac-12 groups fill their earlier league’s bowl tie-ins, this type of contest is feasible in 2024 and 2025.