Editor’s note: This story was originally published Dec. 4 and has been updated.
Happy college football bowl season! With the regular season in the rearview mirror, the college football world is now looking ahead to bowl games and the College Football Playoff matchups.
But as usual, not every player plans on participating in bowl season.
As we’ve seen in recent seasons, many top players elect to sit out of their respective bowl games, often looking ahead to the upcoming NFL Draft. And that trend is continuing through the 2023-24 bowl season.
From the players’ perspective, this makes total sense. Many of them are choosing to protect themselves rather than risk injury (and possibly millions of dollars) playing in a matchup that is largely meaningless in the grand scheme of things. Plus, getting a jump on preparing for the draft can’t hurt.
So we’re keeping track of the players skipping their bowl games with this running list, which will be updated as more players announce their plans for the future and the 2024 NFL Draft.
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