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          College football bowl projections after Week 15

          • Kyle Bonagura
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            Kyle Bonagura
            ESPN Staff Writer
            • Covers the Pac-12.
            • Joined ESPN in 2014.
            • Attended Washington State University.
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          • Mark Schlabach
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            Mark Schlabach
            ESPN Senior Writer
            • Senior college football writer
            • Author of seven books on college football
            • Graduate of the University of Georgia
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          Dec 14, 2020, 06:20 PM

          With the College Football Playoff selection show (ESPN and ESPN App, noon ET) just a week away, there is a little shake-up in our weekly projections.

          After No. 6 Florida's shocking loss against LSU, one ultimately decided by an untimely penalty after the Gators' Marco Wilson tossed a cleat down the field, we are looking at a different semifinals lineup.

          Teams that have opted out of bowl games so far include Boston College, Pitt, Virginia and Stanford. LSU has self-imposed a bowl ban.

          ESPN's Kyle Bonagura and Mark Schlabach make their latest picks. This will be updated as game matchups become locked in.

          College Football Playoff

          College Football Playoff National Championship presented by AT&T
          Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida
          Jan. 11, ESPN
          Bonagura: Alabama vs. Clemson
          Schlabach: Alabama vs. Clemson

          College Football Playoff Semifinal at the Rose Bowl presented by Capital One
          Rose Bowl, Pasadena, California
          Jan. 1, ESPN
          Bonagura: Ohio State vs. Clemson
          Schlabach: Ohio State vs. Clemson

          College Football Playoff Semifinal at the Allstate Sugar Bowl
          Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans
          Jan. 1, ESPN
          Bonagura: Alabama vs. Notre Dame
          Schlabach: Alabama vs. Notre Dame

          Bowl schedule

          Dec. 21

          Myrtle Beach Bowl
          Brooks Stadium (Conway, South Carolina)
          2:30 p.m. on ESPN and the ESPN App
          Bonagura: Georgia Southern vs. Western Kentucky
          Schlabach: Appalachian State vs. Western Kentucky

          Actual matchup: Appalachian State vs. North Texas

          Dec. 22

          Famous Idaho Potato Bowl
          Albertsons Stadium (Boise, Idaho)
          3:30 p.m. on ESPN and the ESPN App
          Bonagura: Boise State vs. Ball State
          Schlabach: Nevada vs. Tulane

          Actual matchup: Nevada vs. Tulane

          RoofClaim.com Boca Raton Bowl
          FAU Stadium (Boca Raton, Florida)
          7 p.m. on ESPN and the ESPN App
          Bonagura: UCF vs. Kent State
          Schlabach: UCF vs. Florida Atlantic

          Actual matchup: UCF vs. BYU

          Dec. 23

          R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl
          Mercedes-Benz Superdome (New Orleans)
          3:30 p.m. on ESPN and the ESPN App
          Bonagura: UAB vs. Louisiana
          Schlabach: Louisiana Tech vs. Georgia Southern

          Actual matchup: Louisiana Tech vs. Georgia Southern

          Montgomery Bowl
          Cramton Bowl (Montgomery, Alabama)
          7 p.m. on ESPN or ESPN2 and the ESPN App
          Bonagura: Louisiana Tech vs. Georgia State
          Schlabach: Memphis vs. Liberty

          Actual matchup: Memphis vs. Florida Atlantic

          Dec. 24

          New Mexico Bowl
          TBD (Albuquerque, New Mexico)
          3:30 p.m. on ESPN and the ESPN App
          Bonagura: San Jose State vs. BYU
          Schlabach: San Jose State vs. Houston

          Actual matchup: Hawai'i vs. Houston

          Dec. 25

          Camellia Bowl
          Cramton Bowl (Montgomery, Alabama)
          2:30 p.m. on ESPN and the ESPN App
          Bonagura: Buffalo vs. Coastal Carolina
          Schlabach: Ball State vs. Georgia State

          Dec. 26

          Union Home Mortgage Gasparilla Bowl
          Raymond James Stadium (Tampa, Florida)
          Noon on ABC and the ESPN App
          Bonagura: Georgia Tech vs. Liberty
          Schlabach: Georgia Tech vs. South Carolina

          Cure Bowl

          Camping World Stadium (Orlando, Florida)
          Noon on ESPN and the ESPN App
          Bonagura: Florida Atlantic vs. Troy
          Schlabach: UAB vs. Louisiana

          SERVPRO First Responder Bowl
          Gerald J. Ford Stadium (Dallas)
          3:30 p.m. on ABC and the ESPN App
          Bonagura: Wake Forest vs. Tulsa
          Schlabach: Wake Forest vs. BYU

          Actual matchup: UTSA vs TBD

          LendingTree Bowl
          Ladd-Peebles Stadium (Mobile, Alabama)
          3:30 p.m. on ESPN and the ESPN App
          Bonagura: Marshall vs. Appalachian State
          Schlabach: Marshall vs. Coastal Carolina

          Actual matchup: Western Kentucky vs. Georgia State

          Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl
          Independence Stadium (Shreveport, Louisiana)
          7 p.m. on ESPN and the ESPN App
          Bonagura: Army vs. Oregon
          Schlabach: Army vs. Oregon

          Guaranteed Rate Bowl
          Chase Field (Phoenix)
          10:15 p.m. on ESPN and the ESPN App
          Bonagura: Penn State vs. West Virginia
          Schlabach: Rutgers vs. West Virginia

          Dec. 28

          Military Bowl Presented by Perspecta
          Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium (Annapolis, Maryland)
          2:30 p.m. on ESPN and the ESPN App
          Bonagura: Louisville vs. Navy
          Schlabach: Louisville vs. Navy

          Dec. 29

          Cheez-It Bowl
          Camping World Stadium (Orlando, Florida)
          5:30 p.m. on ESPN and the ESPN App
          Bonagura: Miami vs. Oklahoma State
          Schlabach: Miami vs. Texas

          Valero Alamo Bowl
          Alamodome (San Antonio)
          9 p.m. on ESPN and the ESPN App
          Bonagura: Oklahoma vs. Washington
          Schlabach: Iowa State vs. Colorado

          Dec. 30

          Duke's Mayo Bowl
          Bank of America Stadium (Charlotte, North Carolina)
          Noon on ESPN and the ESPN App
          Bonagura: Virginia Tech vs. Wisconsin
          Schlabach: Virginia Tech vs. Penn State

          TransPerfect Music City Bowl
          Nissan Stadium (Nashville, Tennessee)
          3:30 p.m. on ESPN and the ESPN App
          Bonagura: Minnesota vs. Tennessee
          Schlabach: Minnesota vs. Kentucky

          Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic
          AT&T Stadium (Arlington, Texas)
          7:15 p.m. on ESPN and the ESPN App
          Bonagura: Iowa State vs. Florida
          Schlabach: Oklahoma vs. Florida

          Dec. 31

          Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl
          Amon G. Carter Stadium (Fort Worth, Texas)
          Noon on ESPN and the ESPN App
          Bonagura: Colorado vs. Missouri
          Schlabach: Washington vs. Mississippi State

          AutoZone Liberty Bowl
          Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium (Memphis, Tennessee)
          4 p.m. on ESPN and the ESPN App
          Bonagura: TCU vs. South Carolina
          Schlabach: TCU vs. Tennessee

          Arizona Bowl
          Arizona Stadium (Tucson, Arizona)
          4 p.m. on CBSSN
          Bonagura: Western Michigan vs. Nevada
          Schlabach: Buffalo vs. Boise State

          Mercari Texas Bowl
          NRG Stadium (Houston)
          8 p.m. on ESPN and the ESPN App
          Bonagura: Texas vs. Arkansas
          Schlabach: Oklahoma State vs. Arkansas

          Jan. 1

          TicketSmarter Birmingham Bowl
          Legion Field (Birmingham, Alabama)
          Noon on ESPN2 and the ESPN App
          Bonagura: Memphis vs. Mississippi State
          Schlabach: Tulsa vs. San Jose State

          Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl
          Mercedes-Benz Stadium (Atlanta)
          12:30 p.m. on ESPN and the ESPN App
          Bonagura: Georgia vs. Cincinnati
          Schlabach: Georgia vs. Cincinnati

          Vrbo Citrus Bowl
          Camping World Stadium (Orlando, Florida)
          1 p.m. on ABC and the ESPN App
          Bonagura: Northwestern vs. Auburn
          Schlabach: Northwestern vs. Auburn

          Jan. 2

          TaxSlayer Gator Bowl
          TIAA Bank Field (Jacksonville, Florida)
          Noon on ESPN and the ESPN App
          Bonagura: NC State vs. Ole Miss
          Schlabach: NC State vs. Ole Miss

          Outback Bowl
          Raymond James Stadium (Tampa, Florida)
          12:30 p.m. on ABC and the ESPN App
          Bonagura: Iowa vs. Kentucky
          Schlabach: Iowa vs. Missouri

          PlayStation Fiesta Bowl
          State Farm Stadium (Glendale, Arizona)
          4 p.m. on ESPN and the ESPN App
          Bonagura: USC vs. Indiana
          Schlabach: USC vs. Indiana

          Capital One Orange Bowl
          Hard Rock Stadium (Miami Gardens, Florida)
          8 p.m. on ESPN and the ESPN App
          Bonagura: Texas A&M vs. North Carolina
          Schlabach: Texas A&M vs. North Carolina

          Canceled bowl games

          Bowl games that have been canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic:

          • New Era Pinstripe Bowl

          • Fenway Bowl

          • San Diego County Credit Union Holiday Bowl

          • Bahamas Bowl

          • Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl

          • Hawai'i Bowl

          • LA Bowl

          • Las Vegas Bowl

          • Redbox Bowl

          • Sun Bowl

          • Quick Lane Bowl

          • Celebration Bowl

          • Tropical Smoothie Cafe Frisco Bowl