Projecting where the Baylor Bears will bowl in 2018
With a sixth win comes bowl eligibility and with bowl eligibility comes the excitement of projecting which bowl the Bears will play in this winter.
After the final regular season games of the season on Saturday, a day that included a Baylor victory over Texas Tech, experts all over online outlets have released where they think the Bears will play their bowl game and who their opponent will be.
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Jerry Palm of CBSSports believes the Bears will face San Diego State in the Cheez-It Bowl located in Tempe, Arizona on Dec. 26. The Aztecs finished the season 7-4 with a signature win over Arizona State of the PAC-12.
CollegeFootballNews.com also projects the Bears to play SDSU in the Cheez-It Bowl.
SBNation’s Jason Kirk has Baylor facing Army in the Armed Forces Bowl on Dec. 22 in Fort Worth at TCU’s Amon Carter Stadium. Through 11 games in 2018, Army is 9-2 including winning their last eight games. They finish the regular season on Dec. 8 in their annual matchup with Navy.
What would possibly be the most convienient location for Baylor fans, Eric Single of SI.com has Baylor slotted to play Texas A&M in the Texas Bowl in Houston, Texas on Dec. 27. Texas A&M finished the regulard season 8-4 including a win over LSU to close the season in a thrilling seven overtime game.
Another possible landing spot for the Bears would be the Liberty Bowl in Memphis, Tennessee according to Bryan Fischer of NBC Sports. Set for Dec. 31, 2018, Fischer believes Auburn would the opponent for Baylor.
Official announcements for bowl destinations and opponents will take play next Sunday, Dec. 2.
Baylor is 4-3 in bowl games dating back to 2010 with wins over Washington (2011), UCLA (2012), North Carolina (2015) and Boise State (2016). The three losses came to Illinois (2010), UCF (2013) and Michigan State (2014).
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