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After two weeks of enjoyable matinees, the marquee games of college football's 2022 bowl season are up next. Most importantly, of course, we have the College Football Playoff semifinals. Second-ranked Michigan takes on No. 3 TCU before top-ranked and defending-champ Georgia squares off with No. 4 Ohio State. But there's also the remainder of the…

Georgia will chase a third consecutive national championship in 2023 as the favorite in the USA TODAY Sports way-too-early Top 25 for next season, ahead of the familiar run of teams that have come to dominate the Bowl Subdivision. The Bulldogs are followed by No. 2 Michigan, No. 3 Alabama, No. 4 Florida State and No. 5 Penn State. After an…

What a season it was for the Tennessee Volunteers football program. The Vols beat Florida, LSU and Alabama, won a New Year's 6 bowl game for the 1st time since January 2005 and finished the season with 11 wins for the 1st time in 21 years. The 2022 season will be remembered by Vols fans for decades to come. But it won't be long before all attention…

The official end to Tennessee football's 2022 season was a sweet one. The Volunteers notched 11 wins with an Orange Bowl victory over the Clemson Tigers, in what clearly qualifies as an upset. Despite missing a Heisman candidate quarterback and their Biletnikoff winning wide receiver, Tennessee went ahead and wrangled the Tigers for a 31-14…

Bowl games are ripe for overreaction. The final impression teams leave before heading into hibernation contribute to narratives about teams and conferences that last until proven otherwise, exerting a heavy influence on preseason polls. Several teams are set to see this benefit, including Penn State, Washington, Notre Dame and, of course, Georgia…

The Clemson Tigers have one of college football's top 25 scoring offenses, averaging 34.7 points per game. Clemson coach Dabo Swinney isn't sure that clip will cut it against Tennessee in the Orange Bowl. "If you're playing Tennessee, you better score," Swinney said Wednesday afternoon. "If we don't score, we've got no chance, because these guys…

Instead of cramming the rest of the bowl games into one article, I figured I'd split them up, with the Thursday and Friday games in this article, and predictions for the games on Saturday and Monday in one last MC&J picks piece that will drop in the near future. (All lines courtesy of Draftkings Sportsbook.) Both of these teams had their eyes on…

No. 1 Georgia is looking to defend its title as the reigning national champions, but that will be tough to do with a matchup against the No. 4 Ohio State Buckeyes in the College Football Playoff semifinal at the Peach Bowl. Both of these programs have reached college football's pinnacle as brands, but only one will move on to play in the College…

No. 6 Tennessee and No. 7 Clemson square off in the first New Year's Six bowl game of the postseason on Friday in the 2022 Orange Bowl. This SEC vs. ACC showdown in Miami provides us with one of the more intriguing matchups as we get into the meat of the Bowl Season schedule with the new year rapidly approaching. The Volunteers lost star…

We've reached the meaty part of the college football bowl season as the Tennessee Volunteers take on the Clemson Tigers in the Orange Bowl, and we have a Tennessee vs. Clemson prediction. Although Tennessee has fewer players than Clemson set to miss the game due to opt-outs, injuries, or the transfer portal, it'll have some pretty big shoes to…

The finale of a memorable year for Tennessee football is here. Coming off their first 10-win regular season since 2003, the Vols will face the same team in the postseason they faced that season, although this is a much more prestigious bowl game. Rocky Top, ranked No. 6 across the board, will take on the Clemson Tigers, who are ranked No. 7 in the…

This article is part of our College Football Picks series. Both of these teams will be playing with some less-than-familiar faces under center in the Orange Bowl. Due to a season-ending ACL injury to starting quarterback Hendon Hooker in the second to last game of the regular season, Tennessee will be starting fifth-year senior Joe Milton III who…

College football bowl season is one of the most action-packed times of the year and there are five more bowls on the schedule for Friday, including a high-profile matchup between a pair of top-10 teams in the 2022 Orange Bowl. No. 6 Tennessee and No. 7 Clemson will go head-to-head in a battle between teams who had their College Football Playoff…

The Clemson Tigers and Tennessee Volunteers will both look different from what fans are used to when they meet in Friday's Orange Bowl. Check out below for our top Tennessee-Clemson college football picks based on the best NCAAF odds. The first New Year's Six Bowl takes place Friday night with the Volunteers set to battle the Tigers. Only five…

In the premier ACC bowl of the postseason, conference champion No. 10 Clemson is set to take on No. 6 Tennessee in the Orange Bowl. Gameday Info Kickoff: 8pm ET TV: ESPN Spread: Clemson -6 (-110), Tennessee+6 (-110) Total: 63.5 Clemson Team Preview For the second-straight season, the Tigers (11-2) missed out on the College Football Playoff, but…

The Tennessee Vols are just two weeks away from a showdown with the Clemson Tigers in the Orange Bowl in Miami. If Tennessee takes down Clemson, it'll give the Vols their 11th win of the season. It would be the first time since 2001 that Tennessee's got to 11 wins. Beating Clemson, however, will be a challenge. The Tigers looked like a different…

A best bet for the Orange Bowl, featuring an ACC-SEC battle between two top-10 teams in favored Clemson and Tennessee. Two top-10 squads square off in the 2022 Orange Bowl when No. 6 Tennessee faces No. 7 Clemson. Tennessee brings the No. 1 scoring offense (47.3 ppg) in the nation into the Orange Bowl to face off against the country's No. 18…

The first New Year's Six Bowl game of this postseason headlines the slate on Friday when No. 6 Tennessee and No. 7 Clemson meet in the Orange Bowl. The Volunteers had eyes on a College Football Playoff berth deep into November, but a blowout loss to South Carolina ended those hopes. The Tigers returned to the top of the ACC thanks to the work of…

Bowl season continues on Friday with the Orange Bowl. The #6 Tennessee Volunteers (10-2) take on the #7 Clemson Tigers (11-2). The action kicks off at 8 pm ET. Below we continue our College Football odds series with a Tennessee-Clemson prediction and pick. Tennessee is 10-2 and finished second in the SEC East. The Volunteers are 9-3 against the…

The No. 6 Tennessee Volunteers (10-2) face the ACC champion No. 10 Clemson Tigers (11-2) Friday for the Orange Bowl at Hard Rock Stadium for an 8 p.m. ET kickoff. Despite another conference title, Clemson had a down-year by its sky-high standards. Tennessee won 10 games for the first time since 2007 under second-year head coach Josh Heupel. But,…

Tennessee football wants revenge for the 2003 Peach Bowl loss to Clemson. The Vols will get their shot at head coach Dabo Swinney and the Tigers in the Orange Bowl on Dec. 30 at 8 p.m. Eastern time on ESPN. This year's Orange Bowl can be taken quite literally. The No. 6 Tennessee Vols take on No. 7 Clemson in a game both sides have wanted to see…

Two storied teams, No. 6 Tennessee (10-2) and No. 7 Clemson (11-2), will meet for the 20th time during the 2022 Capital One Orange Bowl on Dec. 30 at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Fla. Both programs are returnees to the Orange Bowl. Tennessee is set for its fifth appearance in the Orange Bowl, while it will be the seventh for Clemson. The…

Miami is set for one of the juicier matchups of the college bowl season on Friday. Tennessee faces Clemson in what may be the orangest Orange Bowl in the game's 87-year history. Our Orange Bowl preview shows how it will be the culmination of an interesting season for each team. For Josh Heupel's orange and white squad, this season was the…

Jalin Hyatt and the Tennessee Volunteers (5-0) will host the Alabama Crimson Tide (6-0) on Saturday at 3:30 PM ET. Tennessee has dominated on both offense and defense this season, ranking second-best in points per game (46.8) and 21st-best in points allowed per game (17.8). Alabama has been making things happen on both sides of the ball this year,…

Buckle up friends. College football will be everywhere today, Friday and Saturday. Yes, the bowl games have been a mixed bag, but the Kansas-Arkansas scorefest Wednesday was something to see. Points everywhere, and both defenses apparently were allergic to contact. Then Oregon won a bowl game because of a doinked-in extra point. Side note: Bo Nix…

For the first time in over 20 years, Tennessee will play in a New Year's Six bowl game. The 10-2 Volunteers were one of the surprises of the season, storming out to an 8-0 start. Josh Heupel's year two team reached the No. 1 ranking in the first version of the College Football Playoff rankings before ultimately falling to Georgia and South Carolina…

By Chris Siers ~ [email protected] While the landscape of college football is in an ever-changing state, between NIL deals, transfer portals, realignment and expansion, one thing that hasn't changed is the fervor surrounding college football bowl games. The bowl season has certainly lost a bit of its luster over the years, with players opting out for…

This is one of the most fitting bowl games ever, as the Tennessee Volunteers (10-2) square off in the Orange Bowl against the Clemson Tigers (11-2). It's two teams that rock orange playing in the Orange Bowl in a battle of Top 10 teams. Just a great storyline, but also an important game for both squads. Location: Hard Rock Stadium (Miami Gardens,…

Two top-10 squads square off in the 2022 Orange Bowl when No. 6 Tennessee faces No. 7 Clemson. Tennessee brings the No. 1 scoring offense (47.3 ppg) in the nation into the Orange Bowl to face off against the country's No. 18 scoring Clemson defense (20.1 ppg). The Volunteers' impressive numbers were thanks in part to the production of…

Heisman Trophy winner Caleb Williams was one of three Southern California players selected to The Associated Press All-America team released Monday. Offensive lineman Andrew Vorhees and defensive end Tuli Tuipulotu joined their quarterback to give USC more players on the first team than any other school. The AP All-America team is presented by…

For about six days, Ohio State's odds to win the College Football Playoff National Championship were as long as they had been all season. A 45-23 home loss to No. 2 Michigan on Nov. 26 kick-started a week of devastation as coach Ryan Day and the Buckeyes saw themselves, once again, missing out on a shot at the Big Ten championship following a…

Friday's Orange Bowl features two teams hoping to head into the offseason on a high note after limping down the stretch of the season. Clemson will take the field as favored by less than a touchdown on BetMGM. The Volunteers not only lost two of their final four games after being ranked the No. 1 team in the nation back in early November, they also…

Nick Carner from Tennessee's SB Nation site Rocky Top Talk stops by to talk about the game from a Vols perspective. Matt Goldin: If you had asked most Vol fans before the season how they would feel about a 10-win season, win over Bama, and an appearance in the Orange Bowl, I'm sure they would be thrilled. However, given how this season has gone,…

The Tennessee Volunteers are set to take on the Clemson Tigers in the Orange Bowl this Friday night. Get in on all the Tennessee vs Clemson action. Tennessee (10-2) last put up 56 points in a shutout victory over Vanderbilt. While Clemson (11-2) laid waste to UNC 39-10 in the ACC Championship on December 3rd. The Orange Bowl airs live from Hard…

No. 6 Tennessee takes on No. 7 Clemson in the Capital One Orange Bowl at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Fla., on Thursday. Game time is scheduled for 7:30 p.m., and it will be televised on ESPN. Clemson (11-2) won the ACC championship under Dabo Swinney, and the Tigers are back in a New Year's Day Six bowl. The Tigers will have a new…

With the more premier bowl games kicking off this week including Clemson's Orange Bowl matchup against Tennessee and Utah's second straight appearance in the Rose Bowl, college football fans and bettors have a jam packed slate to indulge in. Handicapping bowl season remains a challenge with players opting out and entering the transfer portal along…

Two SEC bowls down and nine to go. The first two - Florida getting blown away by Oregon State and Mizzou losing to Wake Forst - did not go the way of the conference. Here is a look at how the rest will play out (with a look back to Week 13 of the regular season too.) By Steve Wright Week Results: 5-4: Kentucky 27, Louisville 21. The actual was…

Clemson football takes on Tennessee in the Orange Bowl Friday evening at 8 p.m. in a wrap to the 2022 season for both teams. The Tigers are currently 5.5-point favorites with a total sitting at 63.5 points, implying a 34.5-29 Clemson win. Cade Klubnik will get his first start as the Clemson quarterback and make no mistake about it, this is…

Clemson vs Tennessee prediction, game preview, odds, how to watch. Capital One Orange Bowl, Friday, December 30 Date: Friday, December 30 Game Time: 8:00 ET Venue: Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, FL How To Watch: ESPN Record: Clemson (11-2), Tennessee (10-2) - - This would've been so awesome if everyone was in place in a College Football Playoff…

No matter what happens over the next few weeks, one thing is abundantly clear. Until further notice, Georgia is the elite team in college football. They are at the top of the mountain. Full stop. For the past decade, Alabama has held onto this honor. There wasn't much debate about that either, although Clemson certainly made things interesting for…

No. 1 Georgia takes on No. 4 Ohio State in the College Football Playoff semifinal at the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl on Saturday in Atlanta. Game time is scheduled for 8 p.m., and it will be televised on ESPN. The winner advances to the College Football Playoff championship game, which will be Jan. 9 at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, Calif. Georgia (13-0)…

The first of the New Year's Six bowl games rounds out an impressive five game slate of college football matchups on Friday, as the appetizer of sorts to Saturday's two semifinal matchups. The Duke's Mayo Bowl matches the No. 23 ranked NC State Wolfpack (8-4) against the Maryland Terrapins (7-5) at the home of the Carolina Panthers, Bank of America…

Game week for Clemson football and the Orange Bowl against the Tennessee Volunteers is finally here. We have one more chance to watch our beloved Tigers before the year is over, both figuratively and literally. After opening as 6-point favorites and then seeing it move to 6.5, the spread is now down to 5.5 in favor of the Tigers. The total remains…

The Tennessee Volunteers and the Clemson Tigers will lock horns in one of the most prestigious non-College Football Playoff bowl games. Will the Vols, who once was the No. 1 team in the nation this year, get a win on Saturday? Or will Clemson pocket the victory? Check out our preview of this Tennessee vs Clemson in the 2022 Orange Bowl. Where: Hard…

No. 6 Tennessee Volunteers (10-2 SU, 9-3 ATS) vs. No. 7 Clemson Tigers (11-2 SU, 7-6 ATS) Capital One Orange Bowl Preview Date/Time: Friday December 30th, 2022. 8:00 PM (EST) Where: Hard Rock Stadium Miami, FL TV: ESPN Point Spread: TENN+6.5/CLEM -6.5 Moneyline: TENN+215/CLEM -265 Total: 63.5 For the no. 6 Tennessee Volunteers, the 2022 campaign…

The Clemson Tigers and the Tennessee Volunteers will meet for the Orange Bowl on December 30, 2022, with kickoff at 8:00 PM ET, airing on ESPN. In their last outing, the Tigers beat the North Carolina Tar Heels 39-10. The Volunteers are coming off of a 56-0 win over the Vanderbilt Commodores. Cade Klubnik threw for 279 yards, with one touchdown and…

Two teams that once harbored legit national championship expectations will have to settle for a top-10 showdown in Miami, with No. 6 Tennessee taking on No. 7 Clemson in the Orange Bowl at Hard Rock Stadium. Tennessee's playoff dreams went up in smoke in a 63-38 upset loss at South Carolina, during which things went from bad to worse when starting…

With more than a week until Tennessee and Clemson face off in the Orange Bowl, a bear at Zoo Miami predicted the Volunteers to defeat the Tigers in an adorable video posted to social media. In the clip, a black bear named Obie can be seen sniffing around Tennessee- and Clemson-themed boxes before ultimately selecting the treat hidden behind the…

After a sad week in the SEC with the passing of Mississippi State head coach Mike Leach, the conference is now in full preparation ahead of their bowl games. The SEC had the most teams of any conference in college football reach bowl eligibility this season -- including Tennessee, Alabama and Georgia who will play in their respective New Year's Six…