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SB Nation (Jason Kirk)
Bowl: Orange Bowl
Location: Miami, FL
Date: December 30, 2016
Opponent: Florida State
CBS Sports (Jerry Palm)
Bowl: Cotton Bowl
Location: Arlington, TX
Date: January 2, 2017
Opponent: San Diego State
Fox Sports (Stewart Mandel)
Bowl: Rose Bowl
Location: Pasadena, CA
Date: Jan. 2, 2017
Opponent: Washington State
Sporting News
Bowl: Cotton Bowl
Location: Arlington, TX
Date: Jan. 2, 2017
Opponent: Western Michigan
Kirk of SB Nation maintains his Orange Bowl pick, but changes the opponent to Florida State. The last time Penn State played FSU, things went pretty well...
Jerry Palm stays with the Cotton Bowl and San Diego State-otherwise known as the Fighting Donnel Pumphreys. The Aztecs are 9-1, and face Wyoming next week.
As for Sporting News this week, Bill Bender goes with the Broncos and the Cotton Bowl. Western Michigan is still undefeated, and will not only play Buffalo, but will also host College Gameday!
Fox Sports’ Mandel believes Penn State is headed back to the Rose Bowl for the first time since Daryll Clark was the quarterback against Fumble McRear himself, Mark Sanchez. The Cougars are 8-2, and will face Colorado on Saturday.
Bonus pick: NBC Sports projects Penn State to play Boise State in the Cotton Bowl.
Record in Cotton Bowl: 2-0-1, with a win in 1972 against Texas and 1975 against Baylor, and a tie in 1948 with SMU.
Record in Orange Bowl*: 4-1, with wins in 1969 against Kansas, 1970 against Missouri, 1974 against LSU, and 2006 against FSU, and a loss against Brian Bosworth and Oklahoma in 1986.
Record in Rose Bowl: 1-2, with losses in 1923 and 2009, and a win in 1995.
*The year mentioned is the year the game was played, rather than the season the majority of games were played.