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Ohio Football bowl projections: Where the Bobcats are predicted to play ahead of Week 9
By: Grant Kiefer
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — The Ohio Bobcats (4-3, 2-1 MAC) fell last week to their arch-rival Miami University in a game that would’ve significantly helped the chances of a MAC Championship appearance for the team. Despite the setback, all the Bobcats need are just two more wins over their next five games in order to reach the bowl eligibility threshold of six wins. Ohio is projected to make a bowl game from nine national media outlets’ bowl projections we’re tracking ahead of Bowl Season. In addition, we’re now tracking Sports Illustrated’s bowl projections to bring our total to 10 national media outlets. The IS4S Salute to Veterans Bowl (formerly the Camellia Bowl) is still the most popular projected destination for the Bobcats, with four of the ten outlets putting them in Montgomery come mid-December.
Note: If an outlet has ‘N/A’ next to its name, they do not currently have Ohio in a bowl game in their projections.
247Sports: Frisco Bowl vs North Texas, Dec. 17
Action Network: IS4S Salute to Veterans Bowl vs Jacksonville State, Dec. 14
Athlon Sports: Bahamas Bowl vs Jacksonville State, Jan. 4
Bleacher Report: IS4S Salute to Veterans Bowl vs Louisiana, Dec. 14
CBS Sports: Famous Idaho Potato Bowl vs Colorado State, Dec. 23
College Football News: 68 Ventures Bowl vs UL-Monroe, Dec 26
ESPN’s Kyle Bonagura: N/A
ESPN’s Mark Schlabach: IS4S Salute to Veterans Bowl vs UL-Monroe, Dec. 14
Sports Illustrated: Boca Raton Bowl vs Georgia Southern, Dec. 18
USA Today: IS4S Salute to Veterans Bowl vs James Madison, 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. 26 at Noon vs. Buffalo, with the game airing nationally on CBS Sports Network.