Tom Dienhart, BTN.com Senior Writer, September 23, 2013
No big shakeups in my weekly bowl projections. The biggest is Wisconsin leaping past Michigan into the Capital One bowl, clashing with LSU. Of course, these schools will meet in season-opening games in 2014 (at Houston?s Reliant Stadium) and 2016 (at Green Bay?s Lambeau Field). Minnesota also has moved up to the Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl, where I have it playing Baylor.
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BOWL GAME | MATCHUP | TOM?S PROJECTIONS |
BCS title game, Jan. 6 | BCS No 1 vs. No. 2 | Ohio State vs. Alabama |
Rose Bowl, Jan. 1 | Big Ten vs. BCS/Pac-12 | Northwestern vs. Oregon |
Capital One Bowl, Jan. 1 | Big Ten vs. SEC | Wisconsin vs. LSU |
Outback Bowl, Jan. 1 | Big Ten vs. SEC | Michigan vs. Florida |
Gator Bowl, Jan. 1 | Big Ten vs. SEC | Nebraska vs. Ole Miss |
Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl, Dec. 28 | Big Ten vs. Big 12 | Minnesota vs. Baylor |
Texas Bowl, Dec. 27 | Big Ten vs. Big 12 | Michigan State vs. Texas |
Heart of Dallas Bowl, Jan. 1 | Big Ten vs. C-USA | Iowa vs. Rice |
Little Caesars Pizza, Dec. 26 | Big Ten vs. MAC | Illinois vs. Bowling Green |
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