Miami Football Bowl Projection Week 13
Where will the Canes land this bowl season?
The Miami Hurricanes currently sit at 6-5 (2-4) on the season after a disappointing loss to the Louisville Cardinals on Saturday afternoon.
It is no secret that things are a little turbulent among the Hurricanes Nation at this point in the football season, and there is still some tough sledding to go. With dates against Boston College and a bowl game which has not been released yet. The Canes are going to have to fight to finish the season above .500.
Nevertheless, Mario Cristobal has his team bowl eligible and will be looking to make some noise and gain some momentum into what will be a very important off-season for the program.
Over the course of the last several weeks, experts have had the Canes landing somewhere around the tier of the Tony The Tiger Bowl to the Independence Bowl. Luckily, there is some room to gain ground.
End the season at 7-5, and some of the more prestigious bowl games could still be on the table. But end the season at 6-6, and that tier likely drops for the Canes to an early December bowl game.
There is still a game to play for. Now, it will just be, will this team put it together on both sides of the ball for their final contest?
Going to be interesting to watch.
Here are some of the latest predictions for where Miami will go bowling:
Here’s a list of bowl projections for Miami after week twelve.
ESPN
Fenway Bowl (Boston, MA, Dec. 28)
Miami vs. Memphis
Playing at Fenway Park will be a fun watch and an excellent trip for Hurricanes fans (despite the cold). Memphis will be a challenge but a winnable game for Miami.
Military Bowl (Annapolis, MD, Dec. 27)
Miami vs. Memphis
Playing in a 34,000-seat stadium would be an underwhelming location to end the season. There is not much appeal in playing a Memphis team from the American Athletic team who will be motivated to beat Miami.
Athlon Sports
Sun Bowl (El Paso, TX, Dec. 29)
Miami vs. Utah
El Paso, Texas, is not the most appealing location and is arguably the least intriguing destination for ACC teams.
Miami and Utah do not have much history, but it would be an opponent that Miami should be excited to play, given its recent success.
CBS
Sun Bowl (El Paso, TX, Dec. 29)
Miami vs. Utah
CBS once again agrees with Athlon in projecting Miami to the Sun Bowl. The battle of the actual “U” does slightly intrigue because Utah has been a consistent football team for the past few years, so a strong performance by Miami would be a national statement.
Action Network
Military Bowl (Annapolis, MD, Dec. 27)
Miami vs. SMU
The Action Network projects the Hurricanes to the Military Bowl vs. Mustangs. This would be a reunion with former Miami offensive coordinator Rhett Lashlee, now the head coach at SMU.
SMU has several former Hurricanes on its roster: Jaylan Knighton, Key’Shawn Smith, Jakai Clark, Elijah Roberts, Jordan Miller, and Romello Brinson.
SMU will join the ACC next season.
Trinton is the owner of CanesToday. He writes for all sports, with a focus on football and recruiting, he is a freshman in high school and wants to graduate from the University of Miami
