With Week zero not even in the books yet, some insiders are already predicting bowl games for 2024.
Texas A&M has a long road ahead starting with Notre Dame and ending with Texas, in what will expect to be one of the most anticipated games of the college football season.
A lot will be riding on the first and last game for the Aggies, but to some insiders, they already have an idea on where the Aggies will end up.
Brett McMurphy predicts Texas A&M-Wisconsin in Music City Bowl
Brett McMurphy of The Action Network tweeted his predictions on bowl games for the upcoming season.
Texas A&M and Wisconsin have similar hardships on their respective schedules. They could both end up finishing around 8-4 on the season which could put them outside the College Football Playoff.
Wisconsin's tough opponents this year: Penn State, Alabama, USC, Iowa and Oregon.
Texas A&M's tough opponents this year: Notre Dame, Missouri, LSU, South Carolina, Auburn and Texas.
My @ActionNetworkHQ preseason bowl projections. @CFBPlayoff: Oregon, Alabama, Miami, Utah, Ohio State, Georgia, Ole Miss, LSU, Penn State, Virginia Tech, Iowa, Texas State. Also, Alamo: USC-Kansas State; Music City: A&M-Wisconsin; Texas: Kansas-Oklahoma https://t.co/w78knct5nX
— Brett McMurphy (@Brett_McMurphy) August 19, 2024
Some Aggie fans might have an issue with McMurphy's prediction. For that, there are two things to point out.
One, no team has played football yet. The phrase "anything can happen" very much applies in college football. Two, McMurphy (as well as other insiders) usually changes these bowl game predictions week-by-week. There's no need to panic as an Aggie fan until the season is in full swing.
It could be another huge year for SEC teams in the playoff, but there are certainly a lot of questions about the SEC and Big Ten this fall.
How will Texas and Oklahoma be able to adjust in a new conference in their first year? It certainly went well for Texas A&M in their first SEC season, so now the pressure is on, especially for the Longhorns. How will Kalen DeBoer handle his first season at a college football powerhouse? How will Missouri carry on their momentum into 2024?
For the Big Ten, there are plenty of questions about how one team can start to dominate the conference. How much noise can Oregon make to disrupt the Michigan-Ohio State rivalry? The cards look promising for Dillon Gabriel and Dan Lanning to do some serious work in the Big Ten.