While a path to a New Years Six bowl game is still on the table for Penn State, it seems as though most of the updated bowl projections have a non-NY6 bowl game in mind for the Nittany Lions following the results of this past weekend in college football. Penn State is still looking like it will be heading to a warm destination for the bowl season against a quality opponent, but more and more projections have Penn State sitting on the outside of the New Years Six at the moment.
This could obviously change once the College Football Playoff rankings are updated depending on where Penn State ranks compared to other potential at-large options for the bowl selection process, and a playoff field with two Big Ten teams remaining an option does leave the Rose Bowl sitting there waiting to invite Penn State if needed. But the results of last weekend in college football may not have done too many favors for Penn State and their hopes of being invited to one of the top bowl games.
Here is an updated look at some of the bowl projections for Penn State as we enter the final weekend of the regular season. And keep in mind, a lot can change within the next week.