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Spring College Football Playoff and NY6 Bowl Projections for 2023

By Chris Peterson

ATLANTA, GEORGIA - DECEMBER 31: Head coach Kirby Smart of the Georgia Bulldogs leads his team onto the field prior to the game against the Ohio State Buckeyes in the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on December 31, 2022 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)
ATLANTA, GEORGIA - DECEMBER 31: Head coach Kirby Smart of the Georgia Bulldogs leads his team onto the field prior to the game against the Ohio State Buckeyes in the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on December 31, 2022 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images) /
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We are still months away from the 2023 college football season, but here are our spring College Football Playoff and New Years Six bowl projections. 

The 2023 college football season is still more than five months away, but with spring practices underway and the 2023 recruiting cycle wrapped up, we have a good idea of what’s to come.

One of the biggest unknowns has to do with starting quarterback competitions around the country which includes Ohio State, Alabama, Georgia, TCU, and others.

Yet, Georgia, the two-time defending champions of college football will be hard to bet against. Michigan is also loaded and so is USC. Florida State is a team to watch this season, along with Penn State, Clemson, Notre Dame, LSU, Oregon, Utah, and others.

So without further ado, we take our stab at our bowl projections for the 2023 season, which includes the playoff and the New Years Six bowl games.

Peach Bowl projection: Alabama vs Clemson

These two teams could very well meet in the College Football Playoff next season. Both are going to have new starting quarterbacks. Cade Klubnik doesn’t really have much competition, while I expect Ty Simpson to start for Alabama.

Simpson was once considered a Clemson lean once upon a time and both teams will have a shot going into conference championship weekend of making the playoff. However, I see both teams dropping games that weekend, which means they’ll meet in the Peach Bowl as 11/12 win teams because both have favorable schedules.

There are some challenging games for Alabama and Clemson, but most of them are at home. Still, the Tide have to travel to Texas A&M, Mississippi State, and Auburn, as well as hosting Texas, LSU, and Tennessee.

If Bama gets through that schedule unbeaten, it will go to the playoff regardless, but I see them slipping up once and then again versus Georgia in the SEC title game.

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