Jimbo was hoping to leave following his victory over ULM. FSU administration wants his answer today. Several top recruits decommitted from the Seminoles yesterday. The writing is on the wall. If Jimbo is coach, they go to the Taxpayer Bowl. If Jimbo leaves, they go to the Indy against USM. FSU has probably voiced an opinion to not play FAU in Shreveport for recruiting purposes so USM will come across as a beatable opponent to FSU brass as they navigate a coaching transition. Here are the latest projections from Brett McMurphy......
Michigan State-LSU in Citrus
Kentucky in Music City, most likely vs. Purdue
Virginia-Navy in Military
Memphis-UCF winner to Peach
Memphis-UCF loser to Liberty
Michigan to Outback
Utah to Heart of Dallas
Fresno State (if it loses MWC title game) to Foster Farms
SMU to Frisco
FIU to Boca Raton
North Texas to New Orleans
New Mexico State, if eligible, to Arizona
Wednesday's complete bowl projections
College Football Playoff
Jan. 8
Championship: Auburn vs. Clemson
Jan. 1
Rose: Auburn (CFB No. 2) vs. Oklahoma (CFB No. 3)
Sugar: Clemson (CFB No. 1) vs. Ohio State (CFB No. 4)
NY6 Bowls
Jan. 1
Peach: Georgia (at-large) vs. UCF (Group of 5)
Dec. 30
Fiesta: USC (Pac-12 champ) vs. Wisconsin (at-large)
Orange: Miami (ACC) vs. Alabama (B1G/SEC/ND)
Dec. 29
Cotton: Penn State (at-large) vs. Washington (at-large)
Other Bowls
Jan. 1
Citrus: Michigan State (ACC/B1G) vs. LSU (SEC)
Outback: Michigan (B1G) vs. South Carolina (SEC)
Dec. 30
Liberty: West Virginia (Big 12) vs. *Memphis (SEC)
TaxSlayer: Virginia Tech (ACC/B1G) vs. Texas A&M (SEC)
Dec. 29
Arizona: Utah State (MWC) vs. New Mexico State (Sun Belt)
Belk: Wake Forest (ACC) vs. Missouri (SEC)
Music City: Purdue (ACC/B1G) vs. Kentucky (SEC)
Sun: NC State (ACC) vs. Arizona State (Pac-12)
Dec. 28
Alamo: TCU (Big 12) vs. Stanford (Pac-12)
Camping World: Notre Dame (ACC) vs. Oklahoma State (Big 12)
Holiday: Northwestern (B1G) vs. Arizona (Pac-12)
Military: Virginia (ACC) vs. Navy (AAC)
Dec. 27
Foster Farms: *Fresno State (B1G) vs. Washington State (Pac-12)
Independence: Florida State (ACC) vs. *Southern Miss (SEC)
Pinstripe: Louisville (ACC) vs. Iowa (B1G)
Texas: Texas (Big 12) vs. Mississippi State (SEC)
Dec. 26
Cactus: Iowa State (Big 12) vs. UCLA (Pac-12)
Heart of Dallas: Kansas State (Big 12) vs. *Utah (B1G)
Quick Lane: Duke (ACC) vs. *Northern Illinois (B1G)
Dec. 24
Hawaii: Houston (AAC) vs. Colorado State (MWC)
Dec. 23
Armed Forces: UTSA (C-USA) vs. x-Army (Army)
Birmingham: USF (AAC) vs. *Texas Tech (SEC)
Dollar General: Toledo (MAC) vs. Appalachian State (Sun Belt)
Dec. 22
Bahamas: x-UAB (C-USA) vs. x-Ohio (MAC)
Idaho Potato: Central Michigan (MAC) vs. Wyoming (MWC)
Dec. 21
Gasparilla: *Boston College (AAC) vs. FAU (C-USA)
Dec. 20
Frisco: SMU (AAC) vs. Louisiana Tech (at-large)
Dec. 19
Boca Raton: Temple (AAC) vs. FIU (C-USA)
Dec. 16
Camellia: Akron (MAC) vs. Arkansas State (Sun Belt)
Cure: *Marshall (AAC) vs. Georgia State (Sun Belt)
Las Vegas: Boise State (MWC) vs. Oregon (Pac-12)
New Mexico: Western Kentucky (C-USA) vs. San Diego State (MWC)
New Orleans: North Texas (C-USA) vs. Troy (Sun Belt)
Bowl eligible but no bowls available: Buffalo, Middle Tennessee, Western Michigan
*-Replaces team from league that can’t fill bowl
x-Has officially received bowl bid
"There was a great deal of character on that field today. They are for real, no doubt about it. This was no fluke." - Coach Paul "Bear" Bryant