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College Football Bowl Projections 2019, Week 9: Big changes to NY6

By John Mitchell

UNIVERSITY PARK, PA - OCTOBER 19: Sean Clifford #14 of the Penn State Nittany Lions celebrates a touchdown run during the second quarter against the Michigan Wolverines on October 19, 2019 at Beaver Stadium in University Park, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Brett Carlsen/Getty Images)
UNIVERSITY PARK, PA - OCTOBER 19: Sean Clifford #14 of the Penn State Nittany Lions celebrates a touchdown run during the second quarter against the Michigan Wolverines on October 19, 2019 at Beaver Stadium in University Park, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Brett Carlsen/Getty Images) /
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December 23

Gasparilla Bowl: UCF vs. UAB
2:30 p.m ET, ESPN – Tampa, Fla.

December 24

Hawaii Bowl: Hawaii vs. BYU
8 pm ET, ESPN – Honolulu, Hawaii

December 26

Independence Bowl: Duke vs. Southern Miss*
4 p.m. ET, ESPN – Shreveport, La.

Quick Lane Bowl: Indiana vs. NC State
8 p.m. ET, ESPN – Detroit, Mich.

December 27

Military Bowl: Navy vs. Louisville
12 p.m. ET, ESPN – Annapolis, Maryland

Pinstripe Bowl: Nebraska vs. Virginia Tech
3:20 p.m. ET, ESPN – Bronx, New York

Texas Bowl: Oklahoma State vs. Mississippi State
6:45 p.m. ET, ESPN – Houston, Texas

Cheez-It Bowl: Washington State vs. Texas Tech
10:15 p.m. ET, ESPN – Phoenix, Ariz.

Holiday Bowl: Michigan vs. Washington
Time TBA – San Diego, Calif.

The Skinny

The Holiday Bowl could feature two of the most disappointing teams in college football if it ends up being Michigan and Washington.

The Wolverines were pegged by many as the Big Ten favorite, but Jim Harbaugh’s team has now dropped two conference games already after losing 28-21 to Penn State on Saturday night in Happy Valley.

Washington, on the other hand, is now 5-3 after a close home loss to Oregon. With all three defeats coming in-conference, the Huskies’ chances of a repeat Rose Bowl berth are out the window.

Tom Allen’s Indiana Hoosiers just keep finding ways to win football games, and after Saturday’s 34-28 win over Maryland, Indiana is now just one win away from bowl eligibility for the first time under Moore. It will be interesting to see if this Hoosiers squad can finish and finally get over that six-win hump. Indiana started the season 4-1 last year before dropping six of its final seven games and finishing 5-7.

With a home game against Northwestern left on the schedule and road tilts against Nebraska and Purdue, odds seem to be in Indiana’s favor to get that elusive sixth victory.

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