MC&J: The first of this season’s New Year’s Six bowls will be played on Friday night

The first of this season’s New Year's Six bowls will be played on Friday night. Season ATS: 106-114-6 (57-65-3 National, 49-49-4 B1G).

The first of the New Year's Six bowls will be played on Friday night. The rest of MC&J's picks are in this article and in one last piece that will drop in the near future.

Syracuse and Minnesota are playing in the New Year's Eve Bowl. Minnesota won the season 4-0, while Syracuse started the year 6-1. Syracuse lost four more games and their offensive and defensive coordinators left the team. Mohamed Ibrahim, the top rusher for Minnesota, ran for 1,594 yards and 19 touchdowns this year.

No. 13 Florida State takes on No. 6 Oklahoma in Cheez-It Bowl on Thursday at 5:30 p.m. EST. The Seminoles have scored at least 38 points in each of their last five games. Oklahoma finished the season 6-6, their lowest win total since 1998. Eric Gray has opted out of the bowl and declared for the NFL Draft.

Florida State will play Oklahoma in the New Year's Six bowl on Friday night.

No. 20 Texas takes on No. 12 Washington in the Alamo Bowl on Thursday at 9 p.m. ET. Bijan Robinson has declared for the NFL Draft. Quinn Ewers and Michael Penix Jr. are the quarterbacks for Washington. MC&J thinks Washington is the better team. He gives the points to the Huskies.

No. 23 NC State plays Maryland in the Mayo Bowl on Friday 12/30 12:00 p.m. on ESPN. Before the season I thought NC state could be a sleeper team for a New Year's Six bowl. The Wolfpack lost at Clemson and then they lost to Wake Forest. They won against North Carolina.

Pitt lost to Stanford in the 2018 Sun Bowl. Pitt has lost five of their last six bowl games. UCLA has pretty much their whole roster available for Friday's game. Dorian Thompson-Robinson will take the snaps. NC State beat Maryland 24-20.

No. 21 Notre Dame plays No. 19 South Carolina in the Gator Bowl on Friday at 3:30 p.m. ET. Notre Notre Irish lost to Ohio State and Marshall, but went 8-2 in their final 10 games. South Carolin's season was interesting, with the addition of Spencer Rattler and Drew Pyne.

South Carolina will play in the New Year's Six bowl on Friday night.

Ohio will play Wyoming in the Arizona Bowl on Friday at 4:00 p.m. (P.M. EST). Barstool is a cesspool and it's a farce they have a bowl game. This is the only one I won't watch this year.

Ohio will play Wyoming in the New Year's Six bowl on Friday night.

No. 6 Tennessee will play No. 7 Clemson in the Orange Bowl on Friday at 8:00 p.m. ET.

The Orange Bowl is played on Friday night. Tennessee and Clemson are playing in the game. The game is going to be the orangest Orangebowl to ever happen. It's too bad that Tennessee didn't have a chance to see Hendon Hooker play. Jalin Hyatt and Cedric Tillman won't be available for Tennessee. D.J. Uiagalelei is transferring to Oregon State. Cade Klubnik will take the snaps for Clemson.

Clemson will play Tennessee in the New Year's Six Bowl on Friday night.