As the bowl season gets started in about two weeks, the early picks show that Oklahoma will play Michigan State for the National Title with their wins in the National semi-finals on New Year’s Eve. I will update games later in the month to take into count injuries, dismissals due to grades, and other items that can and will cause for change of prediction.
College Football Playoff
Capital One Orange Bowl
Clemson vs. Oklahoma — Dec. 31, 4 p.m. (ESPN) OU 37-31
Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic
Alabama vs. Michigan State — Dec. 31, 8 p.m. (ESPN) Michigan State 20-18
College Football Playoff National Championship
Clemson-Oklahoma winner vs. Alabama-Michigan State winner — Jan. 11, 8:30 p.m. (ESPN) OU vs Michigan State: OU 27-20
Remaining New Year’s Six games
Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl
Houston vs. Florida State — Dec. 31, 12 p.m. (ESPN) Houston 30-28
Fiesta Bowl
Notre Dame vs. Ohio State — Jan. 1, 1 p.m. (ESPN) Notre Dame 24-14
Rose Bowl
Stanford vs. Iowa — Jan. 1, 5 p.m. (ESPN) Iowa 23-21
Sugar Bowl
Oklahoma State vs. Ole Miss — Jan. 1, 8:30 p.m. (ESPN) Mississippi 40-34
Other games
Air Force Reserve Celebration Bowl
Alcorn State vs. North Carolina A&T — Dec. 19, noon (ABC) Alcorn State 43-31
Cure Bowl
San Jose State vs. Georgia State — Dec. 19, noon (CBS Sports Network) San Jose State 31-28
Gildan New Mexico Bowl
Arizona vs. New Mexico — Dec. 19, 2 p.m. (ESPN) Arizona 37-30
Royal Purple Las Vegas Bowl
BYU vs. Utah — Dec. 19, 3:30 p.m. (ABC) Utah 24-20
Raycom Media Camellia Bowl
Ohio vs. Appalachian State — Dec. 19, 5:30 p.m. (ESPN) Appalachian State 28-17
R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl
Arkansas State vs. Louisiana Tech — Dec. 19, 9 p.m. (ESPN) Louisiana Tech 42-27
Miami Beach Bowl
USF vs. Western Kentucky — Dec. 21, 2:30 p.m. (ESPN) USF 45-40
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl
Akron vs. Utah State — Dec. 22, 3:30 p.m. (ESPN) Utah State 29-21
Marmot Boca Raton Bowl
Temple vs. Toledo — Dec. 22, 7 p.m. (ESPN) Temple 24-17
San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl
Boise State vs. Northern Illinois — Dec. 23, 4:30 p.m. (ESPN) Boise State 27-24
GoDaddy Bowl
Bowling Green vs. Georgia Southern — Dec. 23, 8 p.m. (ESPN) Georgia Southern 30-13
Popeyes Bahamas Bowl
Middle Tennessee vs. Western Michigan — Dec. 24, noon (ESPN) Western Michigan 26-14
Hawaii Bowl
Cincinnati vs. San Diego State — Dec. 24, 8 p.m. (ESPN) San Diego State 30-27
St. Petersburg Bowl
Marshall vs. Connecticut — Dec. 26, 11 a.m. (ESPN) Connecticut 15-14
Hyundai Sun Bowl
Miami vs. Washington State — Dec. 26, 2 p.m. (CBS) Washington State 46-31
Zaxby’s Heart of Dallas Bowl
Washington vs. Southern Miss — Dec. 26, 2:20 p.m. (ESPN) Washington 31-24
New Era Pinstripe Bowl
Duke vs. Indiana — Dec. 26, 3:30 p.m. (ABC) Indiana 38-21
Camping World Independence Bowl
Virginia Tech vs. Tulsa — Dec. 26, 5:45 p.m. (ESPN) Virginia Tech 35-28
Foster Farms Bowl
Nebraska vs. UCLA — Dec. 26, 9:15 p.m. (ESPN) UCLA 27-21
Military Bowl Presented by Northrop Grumman
Pittsburgh vs. Navy — Dec. 28, 2:30 p.m. (ESPN) Navy 26-17
Quick Lane Bowl
Central Michigan vs. Minnesota — Dec. 28, 5 p.m. (ESPN2) Central Michigan 23-20
Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl
Air Force vs. California — Dec. 29, 2 p.m. (ESPN) California 34-30
Russell Athletic Bowl
North Carolina vs. Baylor — Dec. 29, 5:30 p.m. (ESPN) Baylor 46-29
NOVA Home Loans Arizona Bowl
Colorado State vs. Nevada — Dec. 29, 7:30 p.m. (American Sports Network) Colorado State 28-17
AdvoCare V100 Texas Bowl
Texas Tech vs. LSU — Dec. 29, 9 p.m. (ESPN) LSU 31-28
Birmingham Bowl
Memphis vs. Auburn — Dec. 30, noon (ESPN) Memphis 34-38
Belk Bowl
North Carolina State vs. Mississippi State — Dec. 30, 3:30 p.m. (ESPN) Miss. State 38-35
Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl
Louisville vs. Texas A&M — Dec. 30, 7 p.m. (ESPN) Texas A&M 27-14
National University Holiday Bowl
Wisconsin vs. USC — Dec. 30, 10:30 p.m. (ESPN) USC 21-17
Outback Bowl
Northwestern vs. Tennessee — Jan. 1, noon (ESPN2) Northwestern 24-20
Buffalo Wild Wings Citrus Bowl
Michigan vs. Florida — Jan. 1, 1 p.m. (ESPN) Michigan 27-9
TaxSlayer Bowl
Georgia vs. Penn State — Jan. 2, noon (ESPN) Georgia 17-10
AutoZone Liberty Bowl
Kansas State vs. Arkansas — Jan. 2, 3:20 p.m. (ESPN) Kansas State 31-22
Valero Alamo Bowl
TCU vs. Oregon — Jan. 2, 6:45 p.m. (ESPN) TCU 35-23
Cactus Bowl
West Virginia vs. Arizona State — Jan. 2, 10:15 p.m. (ESPN) Arizona State 39-28
