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2024 Season: Are You Ready For Some Football?

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College football bowl projections: Updated spring picks for 2024 season​

Early predictions are in for every bowl matchup.​


ROSE BOWL​

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Projected matchup: No. 8 Notre Dame vs. No. 1 Ohio State
Two programs that are familiar with one another, Ohio State's win at Notre Dame last season brought out something unique in coach Ryan Day post-game when he made things personal with former Fighting Irish coaching legend Lou Holtz. Ohio State wasn't physical enough to be mentioned in the ranks of the elites, per Holtz, and then the Buckeyes delivered. Much has been made about Notre Dame's stance in the expanded playoff and how 10 wins a season should be enough for the independent to grab one of the available at-large bids.

COTTON BOWL (SEMIFINAL)​

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Projected matchup: No. 1 Ohio State vs. No. 3 Florida State
The Buckeyes get back to the site of last season's loss to Missouri with a chance to reach the national championship finale with a win. Ohio State matching up with projected ACC champion FSU would be a ratings bonanza and would offer up another opportunity for Day to right his wrongs against elite competition. The winner of this one goes to the national championship game in late January with a chance to start the playoff expansion era with a bang.

NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME​

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Projected matchup: No. 1 Ohio State vs. No. 2 Georgia
These two teams met two years ago in Atlanta during a terrific playoff semifinal game that catapulted former Buckeyes quarterback C.J. Stroud toward the top of the 2023 NFL Draft. He gashed Georgia's secondary that evening, but it was the Bulldogs and former standout Stetson Bennett, who prevailed and moved on to the title game. This time around, the winner gets the hardware. These are arguably college football's two best teams as we speak in April and will be the preferred picks from most media to meet in the finale.
 
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