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When will the Miami Hurricanes play in a bowl game? Foretelling potential matchups
The College Football Playoff aspirations of the Miami Hurricanes were dashed on Tuesday night by the rankings update. Speculation has progressed to a new level: How does Miami’s bowl schedule look? The 42-38 loss to Syracuse on Saturday was the final nail in the coffin for UM’s postseason aspirations.
As a result, the Hurricanes fell from sixth to twelfth place in the College Football Playoff rankings and were unable to advance to the ACC title game.
Due to the fact that the Big 12 champion (either No. 15 Arizona State or No. 16 Iowa State) receives an automatic invitation, the Canes are no longer eligible for the 12-team field and have no additional games to catch up.
Miami will have to settle for a traditional season-ending bowl game in a few weeks. They’ll learn which bowl they’ll play in after the CFP bracket is finalized this weekend.
Will Cam Ward play in the Hurricanes’ bowl game? Here’s what we know:
Can the Hurricanes get to a bowl game?
Though they are no longer eligible for bowl games, the Hurricanes are not in the College Football Playoff.
This season, Miami comfortably qualified for a bowl game with a record of 10-2 (6-2 in ACC). Bowl eligibility was achieved on October 5 as they overcame a 25-point deficit to upset California on the road.
Miami is set to play in one of the best non-playoff bowl games because they are the “first team out” of the CFP tournament.
A lot of bowl predictions say that UM will play in Florida, but some say they will go to the West Coast.
Bowl predictions for the Miami Hurricanes
Here is a rundown of the bowl games that Miami is expected to play in, along with their projected opponents:
College Football Network: Holiday Bowl vs Washington State
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Date: Friday, December 27
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Time: 8 p.m. ET
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Location: Snapdragon Stadium (San Diego, California)
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TV: Fox
Wazzu finished 8-4 in the first year after the Pac-12 was dissolved. The Cougars’ biggest win of the season was a 24-19 victory over rival Washington. Quarterback John Mateer is 14th in the nation with 3,139 passing yards and tied for fourth with 29 touchdowns.
ESPN: PopTarts Bowl vs Iowa State
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Date: Saturday, December 28
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Time: 3:30 p.m. ET
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Location: Camping World Stadium (Orlando, Florida)
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TV: ABC
The Athletic: PopTarts Bowl vs BYU
Two teams that started 9-0 but ended 10-2 and missed their league championship game would play each other. On September 6, the Cougars beat SMU 18–15. Their defense has given up just over 20 points per game.
Sporting News: Sun Bowl vs Southern Cal
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Date: Tuesday, December 31
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Time: 2 p.m. ET
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Location: Sun Devil Stadium (Tempe, Arizona)
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TV: CBS
USC (6-6) had a 4-5 record in its first season in Big Ten play. The Trojans started the season with an exciting 27–20 win over LSU and ended it with a 49–35 shootout loss to Notre Dame, which could have ended the Fighting Irish’s hopes of making the CFP.
College Football News: Gator Bowl vs Missouri
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Date: Thursday, January 2
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Time: 7:30 p.m. ET
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Location: EverBank Stadium (Jacksonville, Florida)
TV: ESPN
So far this season, Missouri has only lost on the road to Texas A&M, No. 11 Alabama, and No. 12 South Carolina, all of whom are in the SEC. Brady Cook got hurt, ending the Tigers’ dreams of making it to the CFP. Cook finished 10th in the SEC with 204.4 passing yards per game.
Bleacher Report: Gator Bowl vs South Carolina
Two teams that just missed out on the College Football Playoff would play each other. Following a home win over rival Clemson, the Gamecocks (9-3, 5-3 SEC) have now won six straight games.
Sellers, the quarterback, has thrown for 2,360 yards and 19 scores and run for 706 yards and seven more.
CBS Sports: Gator Bowl vs LSU
LSU (8-4, 5-3 SEC) lost three straight games to Texas A&M, Alabama, and Florida, ending their chances of making the College Football Playoff. Garrett Nussmeier is sixth in the country in passing yards with 3,735 and 26 scores.
When is CFP bracket out?
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Date: Sunday, December 8
Time: Noon ET
At noon on Sunday, December 8, the final rankings for the College Football Playoff will be announced. It will be ESPN that will reveal the final bracket. Some streaming options include ESPN+ and Fubo, the latter of which gives new users a chance to try it out for free.
When is bowl game schedule out?
Once the College Football Playoff bracket is published on Sunday, December 8, the bowl games will be announced. Throughout the day, the pairings will be revealed.
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