’s bowl season kicks off on Saturday, Dec. 17 and continues until the national championship in Tampa, Fla. on Jan. 9. With the bowl lineup set and confidence pools and pick’em contests set to start on Dec. 17, four writers for Athlon Sports share predictions for every bowl.
Five games dot the first Saturday of action and eight other matchups are scheduled before Christmas. The bowl slate resumes after Christmas with three games on Dec. 26 and features matchups every day until Jan. 1. The New Year’s Six matchups start on Dec. 30 with the Orange Bowl, followed by three games on Jan.