SI has never followed college football very closely so their writers have always been knowledge-challenged like your ex-girlfriend who pretends to follow football because she knows Alabama and Ohio State are good.
So of course it's not all that shocking that they are jumping on the Jayhawk bandwagon to get attention by predicting KU will play in a New Years Day 6 bowl. I had to go back and look at who KU has played when I saw that. They've played a decent schedule for sure with UH, WVU, and Duke, but none of those three appear to be all that good. Duke's best win is a 7 point win over 1-3 Northwestern.
It's pretty telling that in their bowl projections they cover the CFP games and NY 6 bowls, along with "Other Key Bowls" that aren't key at all -- they're just four random bowls that are pretty much the other SEC bowls. I'm pretty certain that almost anyone on RRS could cover college football better than SI.
In Week 4, USC looked mortal in a win over Oregon State, and Oklahoma fell to Kansas State. But speaking of the Sunflower State, let us welcome Kansas to the picture as the 4–0 Jayhawks spend this week as the Big 12’s representative in the Sugar Bowl.
Here are Sports Illustrated’s post–Week 4 bowl projections for the College Football Playoff, New Year’s Six and a few more.
All times are Eastern.
CFP semifinalist vs. CFP semifinalist
Georgia vs. Ohio State
Fiesta Bowl, Glendale, Ariz. (Dec. 31, 4 or 8 p.m., ESPN)
CFP semifinalist vs. CFP semifinalist
USC vs. Oklahoma State
ACC vs. Big Ten/SEC/Notre Dame
Clemson vs. Tennessee
Sugar Bowl, New Orleans (Dec. 31, 12 p.m., ESPN)
SEC vs. Big 12
Alabama vs. Kansas
Cotton Bowl, Arlington, Texas (Jan. 2, 1 p.m., ESPN)
At-large vs. at-large
UCF vs. Penn State
Rose Bowl, Pasadena (Jan. 2, 5 p.m., ESPN)
Big Ten vs. Pac-12
Michigan vs. Utah
Mountain West vs. MAC
Eastern Michigan vs. Air Force
Big Ten vs. SEC
Minnesota vs. Ole Miss
Big Ten/ACC vs. SEC
Texas A&M vs. Wake Forest
Citrus Bowl, Orlando (1 p.m., ABC)
SEC vs. Big Ten
Kentucky vs. Michigan State
So of course it's not all that shocking that they are jumping on the Jayhawk bandwagon to get attention by predicting KU will play in a New Years Day 6 bowl. I had to go back and look at who KU has played when I saw that. They've played a decent schedule for sure with UH, WVU, and Duke, but none of those three appear to be all that good. Duke's best win is a 7 point win over 1-3 Northwestern.
It's pretty telling that in their bowl projections they cover the CFP games and NY 6 bowls, along with "Other Key Bowls" that aren't key at all -- they're just four random bowls that are pretty much the other SEC bowls. I'm pretty certain that almost anyone on RRS could cover college football better than SI.
College Football Bowl Projections: Playoff Field Changes After Week 4
We update our forecast for 10 key postseason games.- RICHARD JOHNSON
- SEP 26, 2022
In Week 4, USC looked mortal in a win over Oregon State, and Oklahoma fell to Kansas State. But speaking of the Sunflower State, let us welcome Kansas to the picture as the 4–0 Jayhawks spend this week as the Big 12’s representative in the Sugar Bowl.
Here are Sports Illustrated’s post–Week 4 bowl projections for the College Football Playoff, New Year’s Six and a few more.
All times are Eastern.
College Football Playoff
Peach Bowl, Atlanta (Dec. 31, 4 or 8 p.m., ESPN)CFP semifinalist vs. CFP semifinalist
Georgia vs. Ohio State
Fiesta Bowl, Glendale, Ariz. (Dec. 31, 4 or 8 p.m., ESPN)
CFP semifinalist vs. CFP semifinalist
USC vs. Oklahoma State
New Year’s Six
Orange Bowl, Miami (Dec. 30, 7:30 or 8 p.m., ESPN)ACC vs. Big Ten/SEC/Notre Dame
Clemson vs. Tennessee
Sugar Bowl, New Orleans (Dec. 31, 12 p.m., ESPN)
SEC vs. Big 12
Alabama vs. Kansas
Cotton Bowl, Arlington, Texas (Jan. 2, 1 p.m., ESPN)
At-large vs. at-large
UCF vs. Penn State
Rose Bowl, Pasadena (Jan. 2, 5 p.m., ESPN)
Big Ten vs. Pac-12
Michigan vs. Utah
Other key bowls
Dec. 30
Arizona Bowl, Tucson (4:30 p.m., Barstool)Mountain West vs. MAC
Eastern Michigan vs. Air Force
Dec. 31
Music City Bowl, Nashville (12 p.m., ABC)Big Ten vs. SEC
Minnesota vs. Ole Miss
Jan. 2
ReliaQuest Bowl, Tampa (12 p.m., ESPN2)Big Ten/ACC vs. SEC
Texas A&M vs. Wake Forest
Citrus Bowl, Orlando (1 p.m., ABC)
SEC vs. Big Ten
Kentucky vs. Michigan State
