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You know what the weirdest part of this 2020 season is?
It’s Thanksgiving week and we still have three weeks to follow in the regular season. Crazy, right?
There wasn’t an overwhelming amount of action taking place this college football weekend. But it’s still enough to shake up some bowl projections.
So now, what you came for. Anyone want some post Week 12 bowl projections?
Well, let’s get right to them:
College Football Playoff
College Football Playoff National Championship Presented by AT&T
Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, FL
Jan. 11, ESPN
3. Clemson vs. 1. Alabama
College Football Playoff Semifinal: Rose Bowl
Rose Bowl, Pasadena, CA
Jan. 1, ESPN
3. Clemson vs. 2. Ohio State
College Football Playoff Semifinal: Allstate Sugar Bowl
Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, LA
Jan. 1, ESPN
4. Notre Dame vs. 1. Alabama
New Year’s Six
Goodyear Cotton Bowl
AT&T Stadium, Arlington, TX
Dec. 30, ESPN
Oklahoma vs. Texas A&M
Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl
Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, GA
Jan. 1, ESPN
BYU vs. Cincinnati
PlayStation Fiesta Bowl
State Farm Stadium, Glendale, AZ
Jan. 2, ESPN
Oregon vs. Northwestern
Capital One Orange Bowl
Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, FL
Jan. 2, ESPN
Miami vs. Florida
All The Others
Dec. 19
Tropical Smoothie Cafe Frisco Bowl
AAC vs. Conference USA
Houston vs. UTSA
Dec. 21
Myrtle Beach Bowl
Conference USA vs. Sun Belt
Florida Atlantic vs. Coastal Carolina
Dec. 22
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl
Mountain West vs. MAC
San Jose State vs. Western Michigan
Boca Raton Bowl
AAC vs. Conference USA/MAC
UCF vs. Buffalo
Dec. 23
Montgomery Bowl
Group of Five
Liberty vs. UAB
R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl
Conference USA vs. Sun Belt
Louisiana Tech vs. Louisiana
Dec. 24
New Mexico Bowl
Mountain West vs. Conference USA/MAC
Nevada vs. Tulane*
Dec. 25
Camellia Bowl
MAC vs. Sun Belt
Kent State vs. Georgia Southern
Dec. 26
Cure Bowl
Conference USA vs. Sun Belt
Charlotte vs. Georgia State
Union Home Mortgage Gasparilla Bowl
ACC vs. SEC
Virginia vs. Tennessee
LendingTree Bowl
MAC/Conference USA vs. Sun Belt
Central Michigan vs. Troy
SERVPRO First Responder Bowl
ACC vs. AAC
Appalachian State* vs. Memphis
Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl
Army vs. Pac-12
Army vs. Washington State
Guaranteed Rate Bowl
Big Ten vs. Big 12
Michigan vs. Kansas State
Dec. 28
Military Bowl Presented by Perspecta
ACC vs. AAC
Wake Forest vs. Navy
Dec. 29
New Era Pinstripe Bowl
ACC vs. Big Ten
Pittsburgh vs. Purdue
Cheez-It Bowl
ACC vs. Big 12
North Carolina vs. Oklahoma State
Valero Alamo Bowl
Big 12 vs. Pac-12
Iowa State vs. USC
Dec. 30
Duke’s Mayo Bowl
ACC vs. Big Ten
NC State vs. Iowa
TransPerfect Music City Bowl
Big Ten vs. SEC
Marshall* vs. Kentucky
LA Bowl
Pac-12 vs. Mountain West
UCLA vs. Boise State
Dec. 31
Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl
AAC vs. Big 12
SMU vs. TCU
Tony The Tiger Sun Bowl
ACC vs. Pac-12
Virginia Tech vs. Colorado
NOVA Home Loans Arizona Bowl
MAC vs. Mountain West
Toledo vs. San Diego State
AutoZone Liberty Bowl
Big 12 vs. SEC
West Virginia vs. Arkansas
Texas Bowl
Big 12 vs. SEC
Texas vs. LSU
Jan. 1
TicketSmarter Birmingham Bowl
AAC vs. SEC
Tulsa vs. Missouri
VRBO Citrus Bowl
Big Ten vs. SEC
Indiana vs. Georgia
Jan. 2
TaxSlayer Gator Bowl
ACC vs. SEC
Boston College vs. Ole Miss
Outback Bowl
Big Ten vs. SEC
Wisconsin vs. Auburn
TBD
Las Vegas Bowl
Pac-12 vs. SEC
Washington vs. Fresno State*
*Denotes team plays in a conference not affiliated with bowl.