The final month of the regular season will be influential in determining Penn State’s ultimate bowl fate. Are these Nittany Lions capable and worthy of a spot in a New Years Six bowl game, or will they have to settle for some other January 1 bowl game as its ceiling?
No matter what bowl projections you look at, it does look as though Penn State is on track for a January 1 bowl, or at least a traditional New Years Day bowl game with a couple of New Years Six bowl games actually being played in the final days of the 2023 calendar. The first release of the College Football Playoff rankings this week shows where Penn State sits on the radar, and it is a spot on the edge for New Years Six eligibility.
Here is a look at some of the updated bowl projections as we move into Week 10.