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Ohio Football bowl projections: Where the Bobcats are predicted to play ahead of Week 8
By: Grant Kiefer
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — The Ohio Bobcats (4-2, 2-0 MAC) escaped Central Michigan with a 27-25 win Saturday, despite leading 24-0 at halftime. Regardless—a win is a win in college football—and all the Bobcats need are two more wins over their next six games in order to reach the bowl eligibility threshold of six wins. Ohio is now projected to make a bowl game from all nine national media outlets’ bowl projections we’re tracking ahead of Bowl Season. The IS4S Salute to Veterans Bowl (formerly the Camellia Bowl) is by far the most popular projected destination for the Bobcats with four of the nine outlets putting them in Montgomery come mid-December.
247Sports: 68 Ventures Bowl vs Arkansas State, Dec. 26
Action Network: Scooter’s Coffee Frisco Bowl vs North Texas, Dec. 17
Athlon Sports: Bahamas Bowl vs Jacksonville State, Jan. 4
Bleacher Report: IS4S Salute to Veterans Bowl vs James Madison, Dec. 14
CBS Sports: Famous Idaho Potato Bowl vs Colorado State, Dec. 23
College Football News: IS4S Salute to Veterans Bowl vs UL-Monroe, Dec. 14
ESPN’s Kyle Bonagura: Bahamas Bowl vs Western Kentucky, Jan. 4
ESPN’s Mark Schlabach: IS4S Salute to Veterans Bowl vs UL-Monroe, Dec. 14
USA Today: IS4S Salute to Veterans Bowll vs Texas State, Dec. 14
With realignment changing bowl game tie-ins, here are the four games the MAC is affiliated with.
Bahamas Bowl vs Conference USA
Snoop Dogg Arizona Bowl vs Mountain West
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl vs Mountain West
GameAbove Sports Bowl vs Big Ten
The MAC is guaranteed to play in at least two of the following bowls as well. The games themselves are determined on availability, geography, and matchups.
68 Ventures Bowl vs Conference USA or Sun Belt
Boca Raton Bowl vs Group of Five
IS4S Salute to Veterans Bowl vs Sun Belt
StaffDNA Cure Bowl vs Group of Five
Scooter’s Coffee Frisco Bowl vs Group of Five
Myrtle Beach Bowl vs Group of Five
Isleta New Mexico Bowl vs Mountain West
The MAC is also eligible for an auto-bid in the new 12-team College Football Playoff. The top-ranked Group of Five conference champion receives an automatic bid to the Playoff.
Ohio is back in action Oct. 19 at 3:30 p.m. at arch-rival Miami of Ohio, with the game streaming on ESPN+.