College football bowl projections after Week 2, including playoff and New Year's Six matchups
The schedule for Week 2 seemed tame enough, but when the teams took the field, we ended up with some wild results. Marshall over Notre Dame. Appalachian State over Texas A&M. Alabama squeaking past Texas by the narrowest of margins.
It all made for some major shake-ups in the bowl picture. ESPN college football reporters Kyle Bonagura and Mark Schlabach are back with their latest projections for all the games, including their analysis of the CFP picture and which teams helped and hurt their cause the most over the weekend.
All times Eastern
CFP National Championship Presented by AT&TSoFi Stadium (Inglewood, California) Jan. 9, Time TBD, ESPN and the ESPN AppBonagura: Alabama vs. GeorgiaSchlabach: Ohio State vs. Georgia
CFP Semifinal at the Chick-fil-A Peach BowlMercedes-Benz Stadium (Atlanta) Dec. 31, 4 or 8 p.m., ESPN and the ESPN AppBonagura: Georgia vs. USCSchlabach: Georgia vs. Clemson
CFP Semifinal at the Vrbo Fiesta BowlState Farm Stadium (Glendale, Arizona) Dec. 31, 4 or 8 p.m., ESPN and the ESPN AppBonagura: Ohio State vs. AlabamaSchlabach: Ohio State vs. Alabama
CFP breakdown
Bonagura: All it took was the reigning Heisman Trophy winner to pull a rabbit out of his hat on Alabama's final drive to avoid mass chaos — and even with that, a new element of unpredictability crept into the college football season in Week 2. From a playoff standpoint, it's hard to argue against Georgia being the most deserving team for the No. 1 slot. After that… flaws. We'll keep the Tide at No. 2 for now with the understanding that losing to Texas would have been a disaster and Alabama must be viewed as less of a sure thing than it was 48 hours ago. Ohio State's win against Notre Dame is less impressive after the Irish's loss to