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Updated bowl projection for Auburn from 247Sports

The Tigers are 4-2 and head into Starkville to take on Mississippi State on Saturday.

Auburn enjoyed its bye week this weekend as the Tigers prepare for the final four-game stretch of their 2020 season. Gus Malzahn’s team travels to Starkville to take on Mississippi State, 24-14 winners over Vanderbilt on Saturday, at 4 p.m. ET on Saturday.

Over at 247Sports, they have updated their bowl projections and have the Tigers facing Northwestern in the Outback Bowl. The two programs have met just once in their history, a 38-35 Auburn victory in the 2010 Outback Bowl.

Here are the rest of the bowl projections for the SEC:

Music City Bowl

Projection: Indiana vs. Arkansas

Liberty Bowl

Projection: Kansas State vs. Kentucky

Texas Bowl

Projection: Texas vs. Mizzou

Birmingham Bowl

Projection: Marshall vs. Tennessee

Citrus Bowl

Projection: Wisconsin vs. Georgia

Gator Bowl

Projection: Boston College vs. LSU

Las Vegas Bowl

Projection: Utah vs. Ole Miss

Cotton Bowl

Projection: Oklahoma vs. Florida

Orange Bowl

Projection: Clemson vs. Texas A&M

Sugar Bowl (Playoff semifinal)

Projection: No. 1 Alabama vs. No. 4 Oregon

ESPN Bowl Projections: Texas to face their apparent ‘rivals’ from the SEC

Texas will compete in the Texas Bowl against a familiar foe in ESPN’s latest bowl projections.

On Monday, a short clip surfaced on Twitter of Arkansas head coach Sam Pittman stating that Texas is more widely viewed as their main rival than Texas A&M is. Continue reading “ESPN Bowl Projections: Texas to face their apparent ‘rivals’ from the SEC”

Latest ESPN bowl projections has Texas facing opponent for first time in 69 years

After the 2-2 start, ESPN has projected Texas in the Cactus Bowl. UT has never participated in the Arizona based postseason matchup.

Before the 2020 season began, Texas not only had aspirations of winning its first Big 12 championship since 2009 but making it to the College Football Playoff. An experienced quarterback and a head coach entering his fourth season running the program gave the Longhorns hope.

That has not gone to plan four games into the year as Texas has dropped its two last games against TCU and Oklahoma. The program has never been at a lower place under Tom Herman, having to climb up a steep hill just to stay alive in the Big 12.

After the catastrophic 2-2 start, ESPN has placed the Longhorns in the Cactus Bowl in their latest bowl projections. Previously named the Insight Bowl, Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl, and the Cheez-It Bowl, Texas has never participated in the Arizona based postseason matchup.

Facing Texas would be the Purdue Boilermakers out of the Big Ten conference. The two schools have faced off twice in their histories, dating back to 1950 and 1951. The Longhorns won the matchup in Austin 34-26 and then blanked the Boilermakers 14-0 in West Lafayette.

Purdue has yet to kick off their 2020 season. The Big Ten conference will begin to play on Oct. 24 after initially postponing its fall season. The Boilermakers will face Iowa at home at 3:30 pm CDT.

As for the rest of the Big 12, ESPN does not project a conference representative in the College Football Playoff. It has been since 2016 since the Big 12 (Oklahoma) has not made the playoff.

The Sooners’ in-state rival Oklahoma State is projected to represent the conference in the New Year’s Six. The Cowboys are slated to play in the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic against either BYU or USC.

Mike Gundy’s squad is the conference’s real last hope at the College Football Playoff. Currently sitting at 3-0, Oklahoma State still must play the Big 12’s premier opponents.

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ESPN updates bowl projections following Week 3 of SEC season

Auburn is slotted to travel south to the Sunshine State for its bowl game.

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Auburn pulled out a close 30-28 victory over Arkansas on Saturday in Jordan-Hare Stadium to improve to 2-1 on the young season.

While Bo Nix struggled, the star of the game for the Tigers was true freshman running back Tank Bigsby who set an Auburn freshman record with 268 all-purpose yards. The back rushed for 146 yards on 20 carries, caught four passes for 16 yards and returned four kickoffs for 106 yards.

Bigsby might get a chance to finish his freshman season against a Big Ten opponent, per ESPN’s latest bowl projections.

The two ESPN analysts have differing opinions on which bowl and which opponent Auburn will play, though, but both games will be played in the same stadium.

Citrus Bowl

Mark Schlabach: Auburn vs. Wisconsin (Editor’s note: Sigh!)

Outback Bowl

Kyle Bonagura: Michigan vs. Auburn

Here are the rest of the bowl projections for SEC teams.

College Football Playoff National Championship
Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida
Jan. 11, ESPN
Bonagura: Clemson vs. Alabama
Schlabach: Clemson vs. Alabama

College Football Playoff Semifinal at the Rose Bowl
Rose Bowl, Pasadena, California
Jan. 1, ESPN
Bonagura: Alabama vs. Ohio State
Schlabach: Alabama vs. Ohio State

College Football Playoff Semifinal at the Allstate Sugar Bowl
Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans
Jan. 1, ESPN
Bonagura: Clemson vs. Georgia
Schlabach: Clemson vs. Georgia

Capital One Orange Bowl
Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida
Bonagura: Notre Dame vs. Texas A&M
Schlabach: Notre Dame vs. Florida

Vrbo Citrus Bowl
Camping World Stadium, Orlando, Florida
Bonagura: Minnesota vs. Florida

Outback Bowl
Camping World Stadium, Orlando, Florida
Schlabach: Texas A&M vs. Iowa

TaxSlayer Gator Bowl
TIAA Bank Field, Jacksonville, Florida
Bonagura: North Carolina vs. Kentucky
Schlabach: Miami vs. Ole Miss

Mitsubishi Motors Las Vegas Bowl
Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas
Bonagura: Utah vs. Tennessee
Schlabach: Utah vs. Kentucky

Academy Sports + Outdoors Texas Bowl
NRG Stadium, Houston
Bonagura: Oklahoma vs. Ole Miss
Schlabach: Oklahoma vs. Tennessee

TransPerfect Music City Bowl
Nissan Stadium, Nashville, Tennessee
Bonagura: Nebraska vs. Arkansas
Schlabach: Minnesota vs. LSU

AutoZone Liberty Bowl
Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium, Memphis, Tennessee
Bonagura: West Virginia vs. Missouri
Schlabach: West Virginia vs. Arkansas

TicketSmarter Birmingham Bowl
Legion Field, Birmingham, Alabama
Bonagura: LSU vs. Houston
Schlabach: South Carolina vs. Marshall

Gasparilla Bowl
Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Florida
Bonagura: Duke vs. Mississippi State
Schlabach: Wake Forest vs. Missouri

ESPN lists three former Longhorns on the NFL all-Big 12 team

ESPN recently compiled starting rosters of current NFL players in regards to their college conference.

ESPN recently assembled a collection of all-conference teams that would be best suited to win the next Super Bowl. Continue reading “ESPN lists three former Longhorns on the NFL all-Big 12 team”

Texas projected to face Texas A&M in the Texas Bowl

ESPN is projecting Texas to face Texas A&M in the Texas Bowl. It would be the first time they would play since the rivalry ended in 2011.

In ESPN’s latest bowl projection, Mark Schlabach projects one of the country’s best rivalry not only to come back but to be played in Houston, TX. Schlabach thinks the Longhorns will face off against former in-state rival Texas A&M in the Academy Sports + Outdoors Texas Bowl on Dec. 27.

A historic matchup that has been played 118 times, Texas has double the number of wins the Aggies do, leading the series 76-37-5. It was played for the final time in 2011 when Texas A&M decided to join the SEC. In the final game, Justin Tucker hit a game-winning field goal to give Texas a classic 27-25 win.

Since that moment, there have been continuous questions of when these two teams will play again. Either in a bowl game or scheduling a home and home series, the fans agree the Longhorns and Aggies need to play each other.

“Us not playing Texas A&M is not good for college football,” Texas athletic director Chris Del Conte said. “We’d love to play A&M.”

There were reports that Texas reached out to Texas A&M to renew the series with a home and home series in 2022 and 2023, but the Aggies “were already booked,” said Texas A&M athletic director Scott Woodward said.

Since being in the SEC in 2012, the Aggies have only had less than four losses once. Before leaving the Big 12, it had been since 1998 since they only had three losses. They agreed to play against Kansas State in the 2016 Texas Bowl but lost to the Wildcats 33-28.

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While the basketball teams will play each other on Dec. 8, this rivalry will remain all talk until the two meet again on the football field. With both teams expected to end their season 7-5, the opportunity for the two schools will be there to play in the Texas Bowl. While there have been rumors that the Aggies would turn down that opportunity, the two schools need to find a way to face off against each other.

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