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Florida State has missed the postseason in each of the past two years, but ESPN's first bowl projections for the 2026 season have the Seminoles returning to the postseason.
ESPN ****** ysts Kyle Bonagura and Mark Schlabach both project Florida State to reach a bowl game this season and have the Seminoles facing the same opponent. In their preseason College Football Playoff and bowl projections, each ****** yst matched FSU with in-state program South Florida, though in different postseason destinations.
Schlabach projects Florida State to meet USF in the Union Home Mortgage Gasparilla Bowl at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa. The game is scheduled for Dec. 18 at 2:30 p.m. ET on ESPN.
Bonagura also has the Seminoles facing the Bulls but sends the matchup north to the Freedom Mortgage Military Bowl at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in Annapolis, Maryland. That game will be played Dec. 28 at 2 p.m. ET on ESPN.
Both bowls have access to teams from the ACC and American Conference, making Florida State-South Florida a possible matchup within their respective selection structures.
#Florida #bonagura #schlabach
ESPN ****** ysts Kyle Bonagura and Mark Schlabach both project Florida State to reach a bowl game this season and have the Seminoles facing the same opponent. In their preseason College Football Playoff and bowl projections, each ****** yst matched FSU with in-state program South Florida, though in different postseason destinations.
Schlabach projects Florida State to meet USF in the Union Home Mortgage Gasparilla Bowl at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa. The game is scheduled for Dec. 18 at 2:30 p.m. ET on ESPN.
Bonagura also has the Seminoles facing the Bulls but sends the matchup north to the Freedom Mortgage Military Bowl at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in Annapolis, Maryland. That game will be played Dec. 28 at 2 p.m. ET on ESPN.
Both bowls have access to teams from the ACC and American Conference, making Florida State-South Florida a possible matchup within their respective selection structures.
#Florida #bonagura #schlabach
3 hours ago
The Oregon Ducks have become a popular preseason pick to make quite a bit of noise in 2026. As we enter the final few days before the college football season gets underway at long last, experts and ****** ysts are starting to put their predictions down on paper and make their calls for what is set to come.
It hasn't been too surprising to see Dan Lanning's team featured heavily in these projections.
While the Ducks making it back to the College Football Playoff is a common notion, and potentially going on to bring home the program's first national championship, it's understandable to see some consternation about how far Oregon will go this season.
There's no disagreement that the Ducks have been one of the better teams in the nation over the past few years, but their lopsided exits from the CFP in both 2024 and 2025 leave a lot to be desired. This alone has been enough for some to pull the rip cord early when projecting what lies ahead for Oregon in 2026, while others forge past with conviction and faith.
At ESPN, a couple of trusted experts, Kyle Bonagura and Mark Schlabach, make their predictions for all 46 postseason games ahead of Week 0, and they update those projections throughout the year. On Saturday, they released their first set of outlooks, but they have some differing views on what is to come for the Ducks.
#projections
It hasn't been too surprising to see Dan Lanning's team featured heavily in these projections.
While the Ducks making it back to the College Football Playoff is a common notion, and potentially going on to bring home the program's first national championship, it's understandable to see some consternation about how far Oregon will go this season.
There's no disagreement that the Ducks have been one of the better teams in the nation over the past few years, but their lopsided exits from the CFP in both 2024 and 2025 leave a lot to be desired. This alone has been enough for some to pull the rip cord early when projecting what lies ahead for Oregon in 2026, while others forge past with conviction and faith.
At ESPN, a couple of trusted experts, Kyle Bonagura and Mark Schlabach, make their predictions for all 46 postseason games ahead of Week 0, and they update those projections throughout the year. On Saturday, they released their first set of outlooks, but they have some differing views on what is to come for the Ducks.
#projections
