Now that you've had time to digest the two College Football Playoff semifinal matchups, the CFP selection committee unveiled the rest of the New Year's Six bowl games.
Alabama head coach Nick Saban walks along the sideline during the first half of an NCAA college football game between Mississippi and Alabama in Oxford, Miss., Saturday, Nov. 12, 2022. the two College Football Playoff semifinal matchupsIn addition to No. 1 Georgia vs. No. 4 Ohio State in the Peach Bowl and No. 2 Michigan vs. No. 3 TCU in the Fiesta Bowl, here are the four other CFP-affiliated bowls on the schedule.
Like Clemson, Tennessee also started 8-0 and got to No. 1 in the CFP rankings thanks to massive wins over LSU and Alabama. But the undefeated streak came to an end with a road loss to Georgia, and then the Volunteers lost at South Carolina in Week 11. In that game, star quarterback Hendon Hooker went down with a season-ending injury, putting an end to a Heisman-caliber season for the senior.
On the other side is Alabama, which landed at No. 5 in the final CFP rankings — one spot outside the playoff field. Alabama won the national title in 2020 and was the national runner-up in 2021 but ended up losing two regular season games in 2022. After a 6-0 start, the Tide fell, 52-49, on a last-second field goal to Tennessee before falling to LSU on a two-point conversion in overtime two weeks later.
Going from a possible CFP semifinal to the Cotton Bowl may be disappointing for USC, but its opponent will be extremely motivated. Tulane trounced UCF on Saturday to win its first American Athletic Conference championship. For the Green Wave, it’s their first conference championship since 1998 when they won Conference USA. As the highest-ranked conference champion from a Group of Five league, Tulane gets a spot in a New Year’s Six bowl.
On the other side is Penn State, a team that has been quietly blowing out everybody on its schedule — other than Michigan and Ohio State, of course. PSU lost 41-17 at Michigan and 44-31 at home to Ohio State. PSU won its 10 other games and all but one — a 35-31 road win over Purdue — came by a double-digit margin. Along the way, PSU has seen a slew of young players develop into stars, including the running back duo of Nick Singleton and Kaytron Allen and linebacker Abdul Carter.
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