It is never too early for predictions. With only 78 days (and spare time) until North Dakota State plays Montana on ESPN, the unofficial start of college football is essentially right around the corner.

So what does that mean?

No one has touched the field, no one has shown what they can do, so naturally we must go ahead and predict every possible bowl game.

Ralph Russo of the Associated Press is already down to business as he not only predicted the largest spread of bowl games ever with 40 games in three weeks, but also the College Football Playoff.

College Football Playoff

December 31st – Cotton Bowl: Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs. Auburn Tigers

December 31st – Orange Bowl: Ohio State Buckeyes vs. Baylor Bears

January 11th – National Championship: Ohio State Buckeyes vs. Auburn Tigers

Bowl Games

December 19th:

Cure Bowl: Houston Cougars vs. Georgia Southern Eagles

New Mexico Bowl: Louisiana Tech Bulldogs vs. New Mexico Lobos

Las Vegas Bowl: Utah State Aggies vs. Cal Golden Bears

Camellia Bowl: Toledo Rockets vs. South Alabama Jaguars

New Orleans Bowl: Louisiana-Lafayette Rajin’ Cajuns vs. Air Force Falcons

December 21st:

Miami Beach Bowl: Central Florida Knights vs. Western Kentucky Hilltoppers

December 22nd:

Potato Bowl: Bowling Green Falcons vs. Fresno State Bulldogs

Boca Raton Bowl: Western Michigan Broncos vs. East Carolina Pirates

December 23rd:

Poinsettia Bowl: San Diego State Aztecs vs. Washington Huskies

GoDaddy Bowl: Arkansas State Red Wolves vs. Northern Illinois Huskies

December 24th:

Bahamas Bowl: Ball State Cardinals vs. MTSU Blue Raiders

Hawai’i Bowl: BYU Cougars vs. Temple Owls

December 26th:

St. Petersburg Bowl: Cincinnati Bearcats vs. North Carolina Tar Heels

Sun Bowl: Louisville Cardinals vs. Utah Utes

Heart of Dallas Bowl: West Virginia Mountaineers vs. Marshall Thundering Herd

Pinstripe Bowl: Pittsburgh Panthers vs. Michigan Wolverines

Independence Bowl: Miami Hurricanes vs. Florida Gators

Foster Farms Bowl: Iowa Hawkeyes vs. Stanford Cardinal

December 28th:

Military Bowl: Navy Midshipmen vs. Virginia Tech Hokies

Quick Lane Bowl: Illinois Illini vs. Duke Blue Devils

December 29th:

Arizona Bowl: Wyoming Cowboys vs. Rice Owls

Armed Forces Bowl: Colorado State Rams vs. Rutgers Scarlet Knights

Russell Athletic Bowl: Kansas State Wildcats vs. Florida State Seminoles

Texas Bowl: Texas A&M Aggies vs. Texas Longhorns

December 30th:

Birmingham Bowl: Memphis Tigers vs. Mississippi State Bulldogs

Belk Bowl: NC State Wolfpack cs. Missouri Tigers

Music City Bowl: Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets vs. Tennessee Volunteers

Holiday Bowl: Arizona Wildcats vs. Penn State Nittany Lions

December 31st:

Peach Bowl: Alabama Crimson Tide vs. Clemson Tigers

January 1st:

Outback Bowl: Nebraska Cornhuskers vs. Arkansas Razorbacks

Citrus Bowl: Wisconsin Badgers vs. LSU Tigers

Fiesta Bowl: Boise State Broncos vs. Oregon Ducks

Rose Bowl: Arizona State Sun Devils vs. Michigan State Spartans

Sugar Bowl: Georgia Bulldogs vs. TCU Horned Frogs

January 2nd:

TaxSlayer Bowl: Minnesota Gophers vs. South Carolina Gamecocks

Liberty Bowl: Texas Tech Red Raiders vs. Ole Miss Rebels

Alamo Bowl: USC Trojans vs. Oklahoma Sooners

Cactus Bowl: UCLA Bruins vs. Oklahoma State Cowboys

Conference Breakdown:

SEC: 12

ACC: 11 (including Notre Dame)

PAC-12: 9

B1G Ten: 9

Mountain West: 8

Big 12: 7

MAC: 5

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