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By Chris Marler
Week 7 taught us plenty: Bama may be back, Tennessee may not be a CFP team, and two less SEC teams are going bowling.
Here are my Week 8 bowl projections.
College Football Playoff
First Round Byes
Texas A&M (No. 3 Seed )
Alabama (No. 4 Seed)
CFP Teams
Georgia (No. 5 Seed)
Ole Miss (No. 7 Seed)
Bowl Games
Gator Bowl, Dec. 27, Jacksonville, Florida — SEC vs. ACC
Texas vs Virginia
Texas Bowl, Dec. 25, Houston, Texas — SEC vs. Big 12
Oklahoma vs Iowa State
Music City Bowl, Dec. 30 Nashville, Tenn. — SEC vs. Big Ten
LSU vs Illinois
ReliaQuest Bowl, Dec. 31, Tampa, Fla. — SEC vs. Big Ten
Tennessee vs. Iowa
Citrus Bowl, Dec. 31, Orlando, Fla. — SEC vs. Big Ten
Missouri vs Nebraska
Liberty Bowl, Jan. 2, Memphis, Tenn. — SEC vs. Big 12
Auburn vs Houston
Duke’s Mayo Bowl, Jan. 2, Charlotte, N.C. — SEC vs. ACC
Vanderbilt vs Duke
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