College Football Bowl Projections 2019, Week 12: LSU up, Alabama down
December 20
Bahamas Bowl: Florida Atlantic vs. Toledo
2 p.m. ET, ESPN – Nassau, Bahamas
Frisco Bowl: SMU vs. Liberty*
7:30 p.m. ET, ESPN2 – Frisco, Texas
December 21
New Mexico Bowl: Southern Miss vs. San Diego State
2 p.m. ET, ESPN – Albuquerque, N.M.
Cure Bowl: Tulane vs. Georgia Southern
2:30 p.m. ET, CBS Sports Network – Orlando, Fla.
Boca Raton Bowl: Tempe vs. Miami (OH)
3:30 p.m. ET, ABC – Boca Raton, Fla.
Camellia Bowl: Georgia State vs. Ohio
5:30 p.m. ET, ESPN – Montgomery, Ala.
Las Vegas Bowl: Boise State vs. Washington State
7:30 p.m. ET, ABC – Las Vegas, Nev.
New Orleans Bowl: Appalachian State vs. Louisiana Tech
9 p.m. ET, ESPN – New Orleans, La.
The Skinny
The Group of Five race remains extremely compelling. After looking dead in the water after a stunning home defeat at the hands of Georgia Southern on Halloween, Appalachian State bounced back with a road upset of South Carolina, completing a sweep of the state schools of the Carolinas after having already beaten North Carolina earlier in the season.
The Mountaineers would likely be leading the Group of Five race if it wasn’t for the loss to Georgia Southern; they’ll likely be kicking themselves at the end of the year because that loss will likely prevent them from earning a New Year’s Six berth.
Boise State barely survived Wyoming this weekend, allowing the Broncos to remain very much in the hunt, too. I think the Broncos need some help, though, as one-loss teams from the AAC like Memphis, Cincinnati, and SMU (don’t discount Navy, either) would probably be ahead of Boise State in the pecking order due to the relative depth and strength of the American this season.