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Bowl Projections 2017: Week Eight

As Penn State looks ahead to their trip to Columbus, where will they head during the bowl season?

NCAA Football: Kansas at Texas Christian Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY Sports

SB Nation (Jason Kirk)

Bowl: Peach Bowl

Location: Miami, FL

Date: Jan. 1, 2018

Opponent: Notre Dame Fighting Irish

ESPN (David Hale/Kyle Bonagura)

Bowl: College Football Playoff-Rose Bowl

Location: Pasadena, CA

Date: Jan. 1, 2018

Opponent: TCU Horned Frogs

CBS Sports (Jerry Palm)

Bowl: College Football Playoff-Rose Bowl

Location: Pasadena, CA

Date: Jan. 1, 2018

Opponent: Ohio State Buckeyes

Sports Illustrated

Bowl: College Football Playoff-Rose Bowl

Location: New Orleans, LA

Date: Jan. 1, 2018

Opponent: TCU Horned Frogs

Bonus pick: The Sporting News keeps Penn State second in their CFP rankings, behind No. No. 1 Alabama. They have Penn State in Pasadena against TCU.

No changes in either ESPN or CBS Sports’ predictions.

SB Nation’s Kirk stays with his Peach Bowl prediction pending next week’s PSU-OSU showdown, but changes the opponent to Notre Dame.

Finally, Sports Illustrated keeps their Rose Bowl pick, but also changes their opponent to TCU.

Record in Rose Bowl: 1-3 (Three losses to USC, and a win over Oregon)

Record in Peach Bowl: Never played