So, say Arkansas misses out on a New Year's Six bowl. But the Fiesta Bowl isn't likely to take a 9-3 or 8-4 team. That would leave 9-3 Kentucky, 8-4 Texas A&M and Arkansas in contention for the Fiesta Bowl. TOPPMEYER: How Sam Pittman can elevate Arkansas football to level not reached since Bobby Petrino At 10-2, Ole Miss should make a New Year's Six bowl, let's say the Peach Bowl in Atlanta. The Peach and Fiesta Bowls each select two at-large teams. 2 team, so let's assume Alabama plays in New Orleans. There are three New Year's Six games in which SEC teams can play: the Sugar Bowl, the Peach Bowl and the Fiesta Bowl. Arkansas could see a New Year's Six bowl bid, though it's unlikely. If it loses, the committee could still put Alabama in, but it could also fall out of the top four. If Alabama wins, both teams are in the College Football Playoff. POWER RANKINGS: Where do the losers of a thrilling Iron Bowl, a bland Egg Bowl rank?Ī lot hinges on the SEC Championship game between No. Last season, Arkansas finished 3-7 and was supposed to play in the Texas Bowl against TCU, but the game was canceled due to COVID-19 cases on the opposing team. This season marks the first time the Razorbacks will play in a bowl since 2016. 25 Arkansas sitting at 8-4, it's the most wonderful time of the year: Bowl projection season.Īrkansas reached bowl eligibility with six wins after beating Mississippi State in early November. With Thanksgiving behind us, the regular season finished and No. NEW PODCAST: Recap NC State's wild comeback win over UNC and spend some time getting inside the head of OL Ikem Ekwonu as he discusses his football future, his family and his former acting career.ĭavid Thompson is an award-winning reporter for the USA Today Network covering NC State and Duke athletics.View Gallery: Sam Pittman: Arkansas football coach through the years 5, the day after conference championships. Official announcement of pairings will go out Dec. 23 in Tampa, Florida) Birmingham Bowl (Dec. 27 in Annapolis, Maryland) Fenway Bowl (Dec. Lower-level games are the Military Bowl (Dec. 30 at the Duke’s Mayo Bowl in Charlotte and Dec. 29 at the Pinstripe Bowl in New York, Dec. The ACC also has tie-ins for what are considered second-tier games Dec. State has played in the Gator Bowl twice since 2018, losing to Texas A&M in 2018 and Kentucky in 2021.
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Whether it’s Jacksonville or Orlando, the Wolfpack are probably headed to Florida. 28), the Cheez-It Bowl and the Gator Bowl (Dec. State, would go to the Holiday Bowl (Dec. Landing spots for the ACC loser and the next highest finishers, Clemson and N.C.
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Peach would feature the winner of the ACC title game between Pitt and Wake Forest. The ACC is affiliated with three bowl games considered in the first tier below the national semifinals games, Cotton Bowl and Orange Bowl, as well as the Peach Bowl, a New Year’s Six game in Atlanta. State changed its narrative with win over UNC It's official: NC State falls short of ACC title game after Wake Forest rout of Boston College 29 against a Big 12 opponent, although some have suggested the Wolfpack could accept an invitation to the Holiday Bowl in San Diego to play a Pac-12 team. State will play in the Cheez-It Bowl in Orlando, Florida, on Dec. 23 but returned to the Sunshine State two weeks later to defeat Florida State 28-14.Ī third trip looks to be on the horizon after falling a Wake Forest loss short of their first appearance in the ACC title game. The Wolfpack (9-3, 6-2) fell to the Miami Hurricanes 31-30 on Oct. State has spent plenty of time in Florida this season.