Kentucky Football Bowl Projections With Two Games Left

Kentucky’s win over Vanderbilt didn’t do much to change the postseason forecast. Most college football experts still have the Cats going to Tampa Bay for the Outback Bowl on New Year’s Day. A few writers have the Cats going to the Citrus or Gator Bowls, while a few others have Kentucky dropping a rung to the Duke’s Mayo Bowl or Music City Bowl. Something tells me that the latter scenario may come into play should Kentucky lose to Louisville. So, win out and we’ll be eating Bloomin’ Onions on the beach.

Here’s a roundup of the latest bowl projections from across the interwebs.

• On3: Outback Bowl vs. Penn State (Jan. 1, Noon, ESPN2, Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Fl.)
• ESPN’s Mark Schlabach: Outback Bowl vs. Iowa (Jan. 1, Noon, ESPN2, Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Fl.)
• ESPN’s Kyle Bonagura: TaxSlayer Gator Bowl vs. NC State (Dec. 31, 11 a.m., ESPN, TIAA Bank Field, Jacksonville, Fl.)
• Brett McMurphy: Outback Bowl vs. Penn State (Jan. 1, Noon, ESPN2, Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Fl.)
• CBS Sports’ Jerry Palm: Outback Bowl vs. Wisconsin (Jan. 1, Noon, ESPN2, Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Fl.)
• Saturday Down South: Outback Bowl vs. Iowa (Jan. 1, Noon, ESPN2, Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Fl.)
• 247 Sports’ Brad Crawford: Citrus Bowl vs. Michigan State (Jan. 1, 1 p.m., ABC, Camping World Stadium, Orlando, Fl.)
• College Football News: Duke’s Mayo Bowl vs. North Carolina (Dec. 30, 11:30 a.m., ESPN, Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, NC)
• The Sporting News’ Bill Bender: Music City Bowl vs. Iowa (Dec. 30, 3 p.m., ESPN, Nissan Stadium, Nashville, Tn.)

If you’re curious, the average high in Tampa on January 1 is 70 degrees.