Prugar’s Bowl Projections: Penn State Hosting an SEC Team? Highly Likely

Welcome Penn State fans to Nittany Sports Now’s Bowl and College Football Playoff projections.

The third batch of Playoff rankings are here:

1. Oregon
2. Ohio State
3. Texas
4. Penn State
5. Indiana
6. Notre Dame
7. Alabama
8. Miami
9. Ole Miss
10. Georgia
11. Tennessee
12. Boise State
13. SMU
14. BYU
15. Texas A&M
16. Colorado
17. Clemson
18. South Carolina
19. Army
20. Tulane
21. Arizona State
22. Iowa State
23. Missouri
24. UNLV
25. Illinois

Penn State comes in at No. 4 this week staying put as the top-5 went unchanged. With Ohio State and Indiana slated to face each other this weekend, that means there will certainly be some changes coming to the top 5.

For now, PSU is right where it needs to be. Jr would be the No. 6 seed and would host a playoff game if it were to end today. Penn State has Minnesota and Maryland still to play and it is are favored in both of them.

Let’s take a look at how the College Football Playoffs could work out …

Here are this week’s bowl projections for Penn State and others.

NSN’S BOWL PROJECTIONS

First Round Games
Location: On Campus Sites
Date: December 20/21, 2024

No. 9 Alabama vs. No. 8 Indiana

No. 12 Colorado vs. No. 5 Ohio State

No. 11 Ole Miss  vs. No. 6 Penn State

No. 10 Georgia vs. No. 7 Notre Dame

Quarterfinals

Location: Bowl Sites
Date: December 20/21, 2024

Rose Bowl 

Date: Wednesday, January 1, 2024
Time: 5 p.m.
TV: ESPN

No. 1 Oregon vs. No. 9 Alabama

Fiesta Bowl 

Date: Monday, January 1, 2024
Time: 8:45 p.m.
TV: ESPN

No. 4 Boise State vs. No. 5 Ohio State

Peach Bowl

Date: Wednesday, January 1, 2024
Time: Noon
TV: ESPN

No. 3 SMU vs. No. 6 Penn State

Sugar Bowl

Date: Wednesday, January 1, 2024
Time: 8:45 pm
TV: ESPN

No. 2 Texas vs. No. 10 Georgia

Semi-Finals

Cotton Bowl 

Date: Friday, January 10, 2024
Time: 7:30 p.m.
TV: ESPN

No. 1 Oregon vs. No. 6 Penn State

Orange Bowl 

Date: Thursday, January 9 , 2024
Time: 7:30 p.m.
TV: ESPN

No. 5 Ohio State vs. No. 10 Georgia

National Championship – Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, Ga. 

Date: Monday, January 20, 2025
Time: 7:30 p.m.
TV: ESPN

No. 1 Oregon vs. No. 10 Georgia