Penn State received a date to the Peach Bowl, where Ole Miss will be waiting for them in Atlanta on December 30th, which comes out of the SEC as the third-highest-ranked team behind Alabama and Georgia. The Nittany Lions’ appearance in the Peach Bowl is the program’s first and the fifth New Year’s Six bowl under [autotag]James Franklin[/autotag]. Penn State and Ole Miss have never faced each other and come into the matchup with both teams holding just two losses each against the top two teams in their respective conferences.
The Rebels typically high-powered offense struggled against Alabama and Georgia, while their defense gave up 52 points to the Bulldogs just three weeks ago. Penn State’s defense will have their handful with a top-20 scoring offense. Ole Miss has had an up-and-down year defensively, but the Rebels should still present [autotag]Drew Allar[/autotag] and the Nittany Lions with a challenge.
With all of the bowls being announced today, let’s take a look at some quick reactions to [autotag]Penn State’s Peach Bowl[/autotag] matchup against Ole Miss in arguably the top bowl matchup outside of the College Football Playoff.