Bowl Projections 2026: Week 5
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Welcome back to our weekly series tracking some of the bowl/CFP picks for Penn State football following each game, This season, we will follow ESPN, Yahoo, and CBS Sports, with occasional bonus picks from other publications.
Yahoo Sports/Sports Illustrated:
Bowl/CFP: Music City
Location: Nashville, TN
Date: December 30, 2026
Opponent: Kentucky Wildcats
CBS Sports:
Bowl/CFP: Pinstripe
Location: New York, NY
Date: December 26, 2026
Opponent: Virginia Cavaliers
ESPN: Bonagura/Schlabach
Bowl/CFP: Music City/Cactus
Location: Nashville, TN/Tempe, AZ
Date: December 30, 2026/December 26, 2026
Opponent: Mississippi State Bulldogs/Kansas State Wildcats
Guest Picker:
Bowl: Cactus
Location: Tempe, AZ
Date: December 26, 2026
Opponent: Kansas State Wildcats
Repeat appearance in the Pinstripe, anyone? How about a game in Arizona that is not the Fiesta? Then there’s Nashville.
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