College Football Bowl Games 2017: Week 12 projections
By Zach Bigalke
Week 3: Bowl games from Dec. 27 through Dec. 29
With the postseason compacting so that there are no bowl games between the semifinals and finals of the College Football Playoff, a lot of action is going to be packed into the three days between Boxing Day and December 30. College football fans will be the beneficiary with some high-profile duels on the docket.
Perhaps the most intriguing is the likely matchup of former conference rivals Texas and Texas A&M, who are slated to meet in Houston at the Texas Bowl. Iowa and Arizona could feature one of the most exciting games of the postseason in the Holiday Bowl. TCU and Stanford are projected to face one another in the Alamodome, while Washington and NC State might meet in El Paso this year.
Walk On’s Indpendence Bowl
Independence Stadium — Shreveport, La.
Wednesday, Dec. 27: Ole Miss vs. Virginia
New Era Pinstripe Bowl
Yankee Stadium — New York, N.Y.
Wednesday, Dec. 27: Minnesota vs. Wake Forest
Foster Farms Bowl
Levi’s Stadium — Santa Clara, Calif.
Wednesday, Dec.27: Northwestern vs. Colorado
Texas Bowl
NRG Stadium — Houston, Texas
Wednesday, Dec. 27: Texas vs. Texas A&M
Military Bowl presented by Northrop Grumman
Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium — Annapolis, Md.
Thursday, Dec. 28: Duke vs. South Florida
Camping World Bowl
Camping World Stadium — Orlando, Fla.
Thursday, Dec. 28: Kansas State vs. Boston College
SDCCU Holiday Bowl
Qualcomm Stadium — San Diego, Calif.
Thursday, Dec. 28: Iowa vs. Arizona
Valero Alamo Bowl
Alamodome — San Antonio, Texas
Thursday, Dec. 28: TCU vs. Stanford
Belk Bowl
Bank of America Stadium — Charlotte, N.C.
Friday, Dec. 29: Utah vs. Western Michigan
Hyundai Sun Bowl
Sun Bowl — El Paso, Texas
Friday, Dec. 29: Washington vs. NC State
Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl
Nissan Stadium — Nashville, Tenn.
Friday, Dec. 29: West Virginia vs. Georgia Tech
NOVA Home Loans Arizona Bowl
Arizona Stadium — Tucson, Ariz.
Friday, Dec. 29: Colorado State vs. Appalachian State