Big Ten Bowl predictions ahead of Week 4 of college football

After this weekend's games, college football is a quarter of the way through its season. Time flies because Week I doesn't feel that long ago.

Conference games are getting more exciting, so postseason predictions should become clearer with each passing week. Several games this weekend should shake up the College Football Playoff again, with Oklahoma hosting Tennessee and Utah opening Big 12 play at Oklahoma State.

Penn State remained fairly stable in its bowl prediction during the off week, save for one ESPN prediction. That prediction now has the Nittany Lions missing the College Football Playoff and instead playing in the Citrus Bowl. That outcome would be a huge disappointment for the team seeking its first playoff berth.

Ohio State, Oregon, Penn State and USC are the only teams to receive a CFP projection. The Trojans received a CFP projection while the Nittany Lions lost one, as mentioned above. UCLA, Purdue and Northwestern did not receive a bowl projection this week and are not represented in the rankings. Opponents will change weekly until more teams have confirmed their performances, but these projections provide some insight into what to expect this postseason.

We'll be looking at predictions from USA TODAY, 247Sports, ESPN, CBS Sports and the Action Network. All five of these predictions will be updated weekly during the college football season, so stay tuned to Nittany Lion Wire for the latest bowl predictions. Here are the bowl predictions for every Big Ten team ahead of Week 4.

Teams are sorted by their current ranking in the US LBM Coaches Poll, and teams not listed are not currently scheduled for a bowl game. Opponents in bold are different from last week, while crossed out opponents are the Previous week's bowl projection. A bold bowl name and team means a completely new prediction that wasn't there the week before.

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USA TODAY: CFP quarterfinal against Alabama (Rose Bowl)CFP semifinal against Penn State (cotton bowl)CFP National Championship against Georgia

247Sports: CFP Quarterfinals vs. Alabama (Rose Bowl)CFP semi-final vs. Georgia or State of Kansas (orange peel)No prediction given for the title game

ESPN: CFP quarterfinal against Tennessee (Rose Bowl)CFP semifinal against Alabama (cotton bowl)CFP National Championship against Georgia

CBS Sports: CFP quarter-finals against both Oregon or Kansas State

Action network: CFP quarterfinals against Ole Miss (Rose Bowl)CFP semifinal against Alabama (cotton bowl)

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USA TODAY: CFP First Round at TennesseeCFP quarterfinals against Georgia (sugar bowl)

247Sports: CFP, first round vs. Penn StateCFP Quarterfinals vs. Texas (sugar bowl)

ESPN: CFP First Round at Alabama or Tennessee

CBS Sports: CFP, first round vs. State of Kansas

Action network: CFP First Round at Tennessee

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USA TODAY: CFP First Round against Kansas State, CFP Quarterfinals against Miami (peach peel)CFP semifinal against Ohio State (cotton bowl)

247Sports: CFP First Round at Ole Miss

ESPN: CFP, first round vs. Ole MissCFP Quarterfinals vs. Texas (sugar bowl) or Citrus Bowl vs. Missouri

CBS Sports: CFP First Round at State of Iowa

Action network: CFP First Round at Ole Miss

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USA TODAY: Alamo Bowl vs. Oklahoma State

247Sports: ~~Citrus peel~~ CFP First Round at Ole Miss

ESPN: CFP First Round at Tennessee or Comparisons Ole MissCFP Quarterfinals vs. Texas (sugar bowl)

CBS Sports: Alamo Bowl vs. Kansas

Action network: CFP First Round at Alabama

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USA TODAY: ~~Music City~~ ReliaQuest Bowl vs. Missouri

247Sports: ~~ReliaQuest~~ Citrus peel vs. Missouri

ESPN: Citrus Bowl against Missouri or ReliaQuest Bowl vs. Auburn

CBS Sports: Citrus Bowl vs. Ole Miss

Action network: ReliaQuest Bowl vs. Oklahoma

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USA TODAY: Citrus peel vs. Ole Miss

247Sports: ~~Music City~~ ReliaQuest Bowl vs. Oklahoma

ESPN: Music City Bowl vs. LSU or ReliaQuest Bowl vs. Oklahoma

CBS Sports: Music City Bowl vs. LSU

Action network: Citrus Bowl vs. Missouri

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USA TODAY: ~~Detroit~~ Guaranteed Rate Bowl Comparisons Kansas

247Sports: ~~First Aiders~~ Music City Bowl against. Texas A&M

ESPN: Guaranteed Rate Bowl vs. BYU or Pinstripe Bowl against Syracuse

CBS Sports: Pinstripe Bowl vs. North Carolina

Action network: Mayo Bowl against. Pittsburgh

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USA TODAY: Mayo Bowl against. NC State

247Sports: ~~Alamo~~ Pinstripes Bowl Comparisons NC State

ESPN: Music City Bowl against Kentucky or ~~ReliaQuest~~ Pinstripe Bowl Comparisons North Carolina

CBS Sports: ReliaQuest Bowl vs. Texas A&M

Action network: ~~Guaranteed price~~ Pinstripe Bowl Comparisons BYU

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USA TODAY: ~~No bowl projection~~, Detroit Bowl vs. Toledo

247Sports: ~~Vacation~~ Detroit Bowl against. Toledo

ESPN: ~~Pinstripes~~ Independence Bowl against Arizona State or Mayo Bowl against Boston College

CBS Sports: ~~Detroit~~ Mayo Bowl against. Clemson

Action network: ~~Guaranteed price~~ Music City Bowl against. LSU

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USA TODAY: ~~Pinstripes~~ Music City Bowl against. Oklahoma

247Sports: ~~Guaranteed price~~ Birmingham Bowl against. Pitt

ESPN: ~~Gasparilla Bowl against Georgia Tech or~~ Detroit Bowl vs. Toledo

CBS Sports: ~~Guaranteed price~~ Detroit Bowl against. Miami (Ohio)

Action network: Birmingham Bowl against. Syracuse

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USA TODAY: Sun Bowl vs. North Carolina

247Sports: ~~Pinstripes~~ Alamo Bowl vs. Utah

ESPN: ~~Las Vegas~~ LA Bowl against. Boise State or Sun Bowl vs. Georgia Tech Institute

CBS Sports: ~~Holiday Bowl vs. SMU~~No shell overhang

Action network: ~~Alamo~~ Las Vegas Bowl against. Texas A&M

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USA TODAY: ~~ReliaQuest~~ Pinstripe Bowl vs. Pitt

247Sports: Mayo Bowl vs. Louisville

ESPN: ~~Birmingham Bowl against Pitt or Pinstripe Bowl against Syracuse~~No shell overhang

CBS Sports: ~~Freedom~~ Birmingham Bowl against. Auburn

Action network: ~~mayonnaise~~ Pinstripe Bowl vs. NC State

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USA TODAY: No bowl projection

247Sports: ~~Detroit~~ Guaranteed Rate Bowl vs. TCU

ESPN: Mayo Bowl against NC State or Birmingham Bowl vs. Kentucky

CBS Sports: ~~mayonnaise~~ Guaranteed Rate Bowl vs. State of Fresno

Action network: Detroit Bowl against. Miami (Ohio)

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USA TODAY: No bowl projection

247Sports: ~~No bowl projection~~ Boca Raton Bowl vs. Georgia Southern

ESPN: ~~Guaranteed Rate Bowl vs UCF~~ No bowl projection

CBS Sports: No bowl projection

Action network: ~~Boca Raton~~ Myrtle Beach Bowl vs. Memphis

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USA TODAY: ~~Guaranteed Rate Bowl against Kansas~~ No bowl projection

247Sports: No bowl projection

ESPN: Detroit Bowl against. Northern Illinois or Guaranteed Rate Bowl against Texas Tech

CBS Sports: No bowl projection

Action network: No bowl projection

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