Tennessee, Alabama projected to play in Sugar Bowl

Updated bowl projections: Tennessee and Alabama projected to play in Sugar Bowl

The 2024 college football season enters Week 6.

Bowl season will begin on Dec. 14 and the college football season will conclude on Jan. 20, 2025 with a College Football Playoff national championship game.

Tennessee seeks its first College Football Playoff appearance in school history this season.

The Vols received updated bowl game projections following an open date in Week 5.

Below are bowl game projections for Tennessee with eight games remaining in the regular-season.

USA TODAY

Erick Smith

  • Tennessee at Georgia (College Football Playoff first round)
  • Alabama versus Tennessee (College Football Playoff quarterfinals at the Allstate Sugar Bowl)

ESPN

Kyle Bonagura

  • No. 11 Clemson at No. 6 Tennessee (College Football Playoff first round)
  • No. 6 Tennessee vs. No. 3 Miami (College Football Playoff quarterfinals at the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl)
  • No. 6 Tennessee vs. No. 2 Ohio State (College Football Playoff semifinals at the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic)

Mark Schlabach

  • No. 10 Clemson at No. 7 Tennessee (College Football Playoff first round)
  • No. 7 Tennessee versus No. 2 Ohio State (College Football Playoff quarterfinals at the Rose Bowl Game Presented by Prudential)

READ: 2024 Tennessee football preseason game-by-game predictions

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