South Carolina’s most popular projected bowl opponent: Either Michigan State in the Outback Bowl (picked by Bleacher Report/College Football News), or Florida State in the Belk Bowl or TaxSlayer Bowl (CBS Sports and SBNation respectively).
The most popular destination in this week’s bowl projections: Music City in Nashville on Dec. 29 or Tampa for the Outback on Jan. 1.
But beyond those, there’s some quirky opponents that could make for fun stylistic matchups.
Various selections had up-and-coming Iowa State, high-octane West Virginia or ground-and-pound Georgia Tech or Iowa. Six different locations were suggested, including trips to Houston, Memphis or Jacksonville for the holidays.