The regular season is now behind us, and it is time to prepare for the joyous period that is bowl season.
In the SEC, eleven of its’ 14 member programs will be heading to bowl games, and one will be representing the conference in the College Football Playoff.
It was revealed Sunday morning that the Georgia Bulldogs will enter the College Football Playoff as the No. 1 seed, and will face the No. 4 Ohio State Buckeyes in the Peach Bowl in its’ own backyard. The game will take place on New Year’s Eve at Mercedes Benz Stadium in Atlanta. It will mark the third time this season that the Bulldogs have played a game in that venue.
The conference was on the verge of having two teams in the College Football Playoff. Alabama had an outside chance of earning a playoff bid, but the committee elected to put Ohio State in, who has just one loss, over a two-loss Alabama team. This comes one day after Alabama head coach Nick Saban pleaded for his team to make the playoff on national television during the Big Ten Championship game.
The Crimson Tide did make a New Year’s Six Bowl, however. They will meet Kansas State in the Sugar Bowl.
Where is everyone else heading? Here’s a guide to watching SEC teams during bowl season.
Alabama
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Bowl: Sugar
Opponent: Kansas State
Date: Saturday, Dec. 31
Time: 11 a.m. CT
For more Alabama coverage, check out Roll Tide Wire
Arkansas
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Bowl: Liberty
Opponent: Kansas
Date: Wednesday, Dec. 28
Time: 7 p.m. CT
For more Arkansas coverage, check out Razorbacks Wire
Auburn
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With a record of 5-7, Auburn is not eligible for a bowl game
Florida
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Bowl: Las Vegas
Opponent: Oregon State
Date: Saturday, Dec. 17
Time: 6:30 p.m. CT
For more Florida coverage, check out Gators Wire.
Georgia
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Bowl: Peach (College Football Playoff)
Opponent: Ohio State
Date: Saturday, Dec. 31
Time: 7 p.m. CT
For more Georgia coverage, check out UGA Wire.
Kentucky
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Bowl: Music City
Opponent: Iowa
Date: Saturday, Dec. 31
Time: 11 a.m. CT
LSU
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Bowl: Citrus
Opponent: Purdue
Date: Monday, Jan. 2
Time: noon CT
For more LSU coverage, check out LSU Wire.
Mississippi State
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Bowl: Reliaquest
Opponent: Illinois
Date: Monday, Jan. 2
Time: 11 a.m. CT
Missouri
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Bowl: Gasparilla
Opponent: Wake Forest
Date: Friday, Dec. 23
Time: 5:30 p.m. CT
Ole Miss
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Bowl: Texas
Opponent: Texas Tech
Date: Wednesday, Dec. 28
Time: 8 p.m. CT
South Carolina
The Tennessean
Bowl: Gator
Opponent: Notre Dame
Date: Friday, Dec. 30
Time: 2:30 p.m. CT
Tennessee
The Knoxville News-Sentinel
Bowl: Orange
Opponent: Clemson
Date: Friday, Dec. 30
Time: 7 p.m. CT
For more Tennessee coverage, check out Vols Wire.
Texas A&M
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With a 5-7 record, Texas A&M is not eligible for a bowl game.
For more Texas A&M coverage, check out Aggies Wire.
Vanderbilt
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With a record of 5-7, Vanderbilt is not eligible for a bowl game
