Coach Prime, Colorado could make appearance in Las Vegas Bowl
Week 6 of the college football season wasn’t kind to the SEC. Three of the conference’s teams in The Associated Press’ Top 25 poll lost.
That caused a shakeup in this week’s projections for the Las Vegas Bowl.
The game kicks off at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 27 at Allegiant Stadium and will feature a team from the current/former Pac-12 Conference against a representative from the SEC.
Projection: Colorado vs. Oklahoma
Buffaloes quarterback Shedeur Sanders spent his bye week at the Aces game Friday, and ESPN.com and USA Today expect him and the rest of his Colorado teammates to return to Las Vegas during bowl season.
Coach Deion Sanders and the Buffaloes (4-1) carry a three-game winning streak into Saturday’s home game against No. 18 Kansas State.
Also in the mix from the current/former Pac-12 are Arizona, Washington and Washington State.
No. 18 Oklahoma (4-1) — the Sooners, Wildcats and Indiana share the ranking — also had the week off following its 27-21 come-from-behind win over Auburn on Sept. 28.
Oklahoma has a chance to climb the national rankings with a victory Saturday over No. 1 Texas in the Red River Rivalry.
Other SEC teams being projected to go to the Las Vegas Bowl are Arkansas, Kentucky and South Carolina.
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