The Big Ten has a total of nine bowl-eligible teams this season, and we’re keeping track of where all nine of the schools will end up in the final games of the 2023 college football season.
Here is how things are stacking up so far, and we will update the list as information becomes available.
Rose Bowl – Jan. 1
Michigan earned the No. 1 seed in the final College Football Playoff rankings, and will place in the Rose Bowl on Jan. 1 against the Alabama Crimson Tide, who beat Georgia in the SEC Championship game on Saturday.
The Wolverines clobbered Iowa 26-0 to earn their third consecutive Big Ten championship, and rolled to a 13-0 record on the regular season.
Kickoff is set for 3 p.m. on Jan. 1, and the game will air on ESPN.
SRS Distribution Las Vegas Bowl – Dec. 23
The Northwestern Wildcats are heading back to a bowl game after a 7-5 season, and they’ll take on Utah at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas.
Kickoff is set for 6:30 p.m. Central, and the game will air on ESPN.
After winning one game in 2022 and firing head coach Pat Fitzgerald, the Wildcats had a 7-5 season under David Braun, naming him the full-time coach later in the season.
The Wildcats picked up wins over Minnesota and Maryland, while scoring road wins over Wisconsin and Illinois late in the season.
In their final season of Pac-12 play, Utah got off to a 6-1 start, including wins over Florida and Baylor, but faltered down the stretch, losing three of their final five games. They did beat Colorado in their season finale.
Quick Lane Bowl – Dec. 26
The Minnesota Golden Gophers will get a chance for a sixth win on the season when they take on Bowling Green in the Quick Lane Bowl at Detroit’s Ford Field.
Kickoff is set for 1 p.m. Central, and the game will air on ESPN.
The Gophers failed to win their final four games, thus denying them a sixth win that would have made them automatically bowl-eligible, but since there were not enough six-win teams to fill out the…
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