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Auburn pulled off a 35-28 victory on Saturday against Ole Miss in Oxford as Bo Nix hit Seth Williams for a 58-yard touchdown to go ahead with just more than a minute left.
The Tigers were rewarded in ESPN’s latest bowl projections by one writer, Kyle Bonagura. The scribe has the Tigers going to the Citrus Bowl in Orlando to face the Big Ten’s Michigan. Auburn has played the Wolverines twice in the two program’s histories with the Tigers winning the 1984 Sugar Bowl 9-7 on three Al Del Greco field goals while Michigan defeated Auburn 31-28 in the 2001 Citrus Bowl.
His colleague, Mark Schlabach, didn’t give the Tigers much credit for the victory. He has Auburn traveling to Jacksonville for the Gator Bowl to face Virginia Tech. The Tigers and Hokies have met once before, that coming in the 2005 Sugar Bowl with Auburn holding on for a 16-13 victory to complete an undefeated season.
Here are the rest of the bowl projections for the SEC:
Gasparilla Bowl
Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Florida
Bonagura: Louisville vs. Ole Miss
Schlabach: Florida State vs. South Carolina
TicketSmarter Birmingham Bowl
Legion Field, Birmingham, Alabama
Bonagura: Mississippi State vs. Memphis
Schlabach: Ole Miss vs. Memphis
AutoZone Liberty Bowl
Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium, Memphis, Tennessee
Bonagura: Texas vs. Kentucky
Schlabach: Iowa State vs. Tennessee
TransPerfect Music City Bowl
Nissan Stadium, Nashville, Tennessee
Bonagura: Penn State vs. Tennessee
Schlabach: Minnesota vs. Kentucky
Academy Sports + Outdoors Texas Bowl
NRG Stadium, Houston
Bonagura: Oklahoma vs. Arkansas
Schlabach: Texas vs. Arkansas
Mitsubishi Motors Las Vegas Bowl
Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas
Bonagura: Utah vs. Missouri
Schlabach: California vs. Missouri
TaxSlayer Gator Bowl
TIAA Bank Field, Jacksonville, Florida
Bonagura: North Carolina vs. South Carolina
Schlabach: Virginia Tech vs. Auburn
Outback Bowl
Camping World Stadium, Orlando, Florida
Bonagura: Indiana vs. LSU
Schlabach: Indiana vs. LSU
Vrbo Citrus Bowl
Camping World Stadium, Orlando, Florida
Bonagura: Michigan vs. Auburn
Schlabach: Penn State vs. Florida
Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl
Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta
Bonagura: Cincinnati vs. Florida
Schlabach: Cincinnati vs. Georgia
Goodyear Cotton Bowl
AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas
Bonagura: Oklahoma State vs. Texas A&M
Schlabach: Oklahoma State vs. Texas A&M
College Football Playoff Semifinal at the Allstate Sugar Bowl
Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans
Jan. 1, ESPN
Bonagura: Clemson vs. Georgia
Schlabach: Alabama vs. Notre Dame
College Football Playoff Semifinal at the Rose Bowl
Rose Bowl, Pasadena, California
Jan. 1, ESPN
Bonagura: Alabama vs. Ohio State
Schlabach: Clemson vs. Ohio State
College Football Playoff National Championship
Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida
Jan. 11, ESPN
Bonagura: Clemson vs. Alabama
Schlabach: Clemson vs. Alabama