Week 9 College Football Bowl Projections: Brett McMurphy’s Updated Picks, College Football Playoff Predictions

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It’s not often I receive any complaints regarding my weekly bowl projections.

Well, that will change this week. That’s because my projections don’t include Oklahoma and Oklahoma State. I’m a native Oklahoman, but I can’t see either team — both decimated by injuries — winning six games.

Last year, the Sooners and Cowboys ended their annual rivalry, so if they don’t reach bowl eligibility, maybe they could create a consolation Bedlam Bowl. It could be played halfway between Norman and Stillwater at either Guthrie or Edmond High School.

While we wait for an NCAA waiver to add a bowl game between two sub-.500 teams, here are my Week 9 bowl projections. And if you have any complaints, take a number.

Included in my bowl projections is the projected point spread of each matchup from Action Network senior writer Collin Wilson’s betting power ratings.

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*Conference champions projected to receive automatic bids

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Projected College Football Playoff Field

1
Oregon Ducks Logo

Oregon*

Big Ten
2
Georgia Bulldogs Logo

Georgia*

SEC
3
Miami Hurricanes Logo

Miami*

ACC
4
Iowa State Cyclones Logo

Iowa State*

Big 12
5
Ohio State Buckeyes Logo

Ohio State

Big Ten
6
Penn State Nittany Lions Logo

Penn State

Big Ten
7
Texas Longhorns Logo

Texas

SEC
8
Clemson Tigers Logo

Clemson

ACC
9
LSU Tigers Logo

LSU

SEC
10
Texas A&M Aggies Logo

Texas A&M

SEC
11
BYU Cougars Logo

BYU

Big 12
12
Army Black Knights Logo

Army*

AAC

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Oregon
Georgia
-1.5

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About the Author
Brett is "America's College Football Insider" for the Action Network. Brett was nominated twice for a Pulitzer Prize in investigative reporting, but wasn’t a nominee finalist. A long-time voter in the AP Top 25 poll and for the Heisman Trophy, Brett was named the 2019 Beat Writer of the Year by the Football Writers Association of America. Before joining Action Network, Brett’s previous stops included ESPN, CBS Sports, the New York Times, Stadium, AOL Fanhouse and the Tampa Tribune.

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