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Ohio Football bowl projections: Where the Bobcats are predicted to play ahead of Week 12
By: Grant Kiefer
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — The Ohio Bobcats (6-3, 4-1 MAC) came off their bye week and immediately took care of business, defeating Kent State 41-0. With the win, the Bobcats are officially bowl-eligible for the third straight season and third time in head coach Tim Albin’s four seasons. WOUB Sports is now tracking eleven national media outlets’ predictions ahead of Bowl Season. The Famous Idaho Potato Bowl is the new most-popular projected destination for the Bobcats, with four of the eleven outlets putting them in Boise come late December. Ohio has won the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl both times the team has played in the game, as recently as the 2019-2020 season.
247Sports: Famous Idaho Potato Bowl vs Fresno State, Dec. 23
Action Network: Famous Idaho Potato Bowl vs James Madison, Dec. 23
Athlon Sports: Bahamas Bowl vs Jacksonville State, Jan. 4
Bleacher Report: StaffDNA Cure Bowl vs Georgia Southern, Dec. 20
CBS Sports: Famous Idaho Potato Bowl vs San Jose State, Dec. 23
College Football News: 68 Ventures Bowl vs Marshall, Dec. 26
ESPN’s Kyle Bonagura: Famous Idaho Potato Bowl vs San Jose State, Dec. 23
ESPN’s Mark Schlabach: IS4S Salute to Veterans Bowl vs Arkansas State, Dec. 14
Sports Illustrated: Snoop Dogg Arizona Bowl vs Colorado State, Dec. 23
The Athletic: GameAbove Sports Bowl vs Wisconsin, Dec. 26
USA Today: StaffDNA Cure Bowl vs UConn, Dec. 20
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 also guaranteed to play in at least two of the following bowls. The games themselves are determined by 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 automatic bid in the new 12-team College Football Playoff. The top-ranked Group of Five conference champion receives the bid.
Ohio is back in action Nov. 13 at 7:00 p.m. vs Eastern Michigan, with the game airing nationally on ESPN2.