Three teams from one conference make the CFP in latest bowl game prediction
Alabama football has one goal in 2023: to compete for a national championship. In order to do that, the team must make the College Football Playoff. This season, the two bowl games that will serve as the semi-finals are the Rose Bowl and the Sugar Bowl.
It’s worth noting that this will be the last season of a four-team playoff. Expansion begins next year when 12 teams will make the playoffs and all six New Year’s bowl games will host semi-final matchups.
Dennis Dodd of CBS Sports recently put together a list of compelling storylines to look out for during the upcoming college football season. On that list were a few preseason bowl game projections.
For the College Football Playoff, Dodd has Michigan vs. Ohio State in the Rose Bowl and Georgia vs. Penn State. A whopping three Big Ten teams make the playoffs, according to Dodd.
Notably missing is Alabama.
Dodd has the Crimson Tide facing off against the fast-rising Seminoles of Florida State in the Orange Bowl. While it’s a highly-respected bowl game that most programs would be honored to play in, it would be somewhat of a letdown for Alabama fans, as it means the team missed the CFP for the second season in a row.
There’s plenty of time before then and a lot will change, but it’s interesting to see how the Tide are expected to perform and ultimately finish the season.
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