Athlon Sports projects New Years Day bowl game for Penn State
Penn State suffered a rare losing season in 2020 but had the option to still go to a bowl game if they wanted. They opted to stay home to close out the pandemic-ridden season and hope to return to the bowl festivities in 2021. According to Athlon Sports, Penn State will indeed be back in the bow lineup at the end of the 2021 season.
Athlon Sports released its bowl projections for the 2021 season, and it includes Penn State playing in a New Years Day bowl game. But don’t get too excited just yet. The Athlon Sports projections don’t have the Nittany Lions playing in the College Football Playoff or any of the other New Years Six bowl games. But if you like bloomin’ onions, you’ll be interested in this one.
The bowl projections released by Athlon Sports have Penn State squaring off in the Outback Bowl against the Missouri Tigers. And, as our recent look at Penn State’s all-time results against teams in the SEC shows, Penn State has had some success against the Tigers in bowl games. Penn State hasn’t played Missouri since 1980, so it’s been a long time coming for the Nittany Lions and Tigers to cross paths.
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Penn State football's all-time record against every SEC member
As for the rest of the Big Ten, here’s how Athlon Sports is lining them up for postseason play:
Cotton Bowl (College Football Playoff Semifinal): Ohio State vs. Alabama
Rose Bowl: Wisconsin vs. Oregon
Citrus Bowl: Iowa vs. LSU
Music City Bowl: Michigan vs. Tennessee
Pinstripe Bowl: Maryland vs. Virginia
Las Vegas Bowl: Indiana vs. USC
RedBox Bowl: Northwestern vs. California
Quick Lane Bowl: Minnesota vs. Toledo
Guaranteed Rate Bowl: Nebraska vs. Kansas State
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Penn State football's historical record against every Big 12 member
