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Every week, we'll take a look at where the bowl eligible Penn State Nittany Lions are projected to go bowling. This post is sponsored by the song "Almighty Malachi, Professional Bowling God" by Stephen Lynch.
SB Nation (Jason Kirk)
Bowl: TaxSlayer Bowl
Location: Jacksonville, FL
Date: Jan. 2, 2016
Opponent: Ole Miss
CBS Sports (Jerry Palm)
Bowl: Foster Farms Bowl
Location: Santa Clara, CA
Date: Dec. 26, 2015
Opponent: Oregon
Sporting News (Bill Bender)
Bowl: Foster Farms Bowl
Location: Santa Clara, CA
Date: Dec. 26, 2015
Opponent: Washington State
ESPN (Brett McMurphy)
Bowl: Foster Farms Bowl
Location: Santa Clara, CA
Date: Dec. 26, 2015
Opponent: Utah
ESPN (Mark Schlabach)
Bowl: TaxSlayer Bowl
Location: Jacksonville, FL
Date: Jan. 2, 2016
Opponent: Arkansas
Fox Sports (Stewart Mandel)
Bowl: Music City Bowl
Location: Nashville, TN
Date: Dec. 30, 2015
Opponent: Mississippi State
Everyone except for Kirk and Bender changed their predictions from last week's roundup. Palm and McMurphy both have Penn State going from the Music City Bowl to the Foster Farms Bowl, while Mandel has the opposite. Schlabach has the same bowl game but changed the opponent from Georgia to Arkansas. The matchup I'm now salivating over is the one Palm threw together – Penn State vs. Oregon.
Sure, this isn't the Ducks team that we're used to seeing, and Vernon Adams isn't Marcus Mariota, but hot momma this game would be fun. It would feature some of the best defensive linemen in the country, plus it would introduce an interesting challenge for Penn State, since we've seen the Nittany Lions struggle against teams with running quarterbacks this year. Also new and fun: Schlabach's prediction of Penn State against Arkansas. The Hogs have gotten past some early season struggles to play the ugliest football in the country. It also helps that its quarterback, Brandon Allen, has been really, really good this year. I don't know if it's just because these are the freshest ones, but Oregon or Arkansas are the matchups that potentially intrigue me the most.
Other than that, it's been a lot of the same stuff (although if memory serves, Utah is also a new opponent, and Devontae Booker vs. Austin Johnson and Anthony Zettel would be fuuuuuun). Which of these matchups do you think would be the most fun?