Tennessee isn’t where they want to be in 2022 after a great start to the season, but they can still salvage things with a strong bowl performance.
For an extended period of the 2022 season, the Tennessee Volunteers looked unstoppable. Then they ran headfirst into Georgia and it all fell apart.
Tennessee lost to South Carolina in embarrassing fashion while losing quarterback Hendon Hooker to a season-ending injury.
That doesn’t mean their campaign can’t top a game aimed at propelling them to bigger things in 2023.
Tennessee Bowl Forecast: The Volunteers are expected to play in the Cotton Bowl
With Georgia and LSU facing off in the SEC title game and Alabama ahead of the Volunteers in the College Football Playoff rankings, Tennessee’s position in the bowl selection process could change dramatically based on the tournament results this weekend.
If things play out for chalk, the Cotton Bowl Volunteers are expected to play as a top pick against Tulane, As CBS Sports predicted.
This is the most likely outcome given that Georgia is expected to overtake LSU, knocking it out in the Citrus Bowl, and Alabama should be the Sugar Bowl’s pick as the best non-SEC champ.
The disaster scenario for Tennessee is LSU beating Georgia. The Tigers will play in the Sugar Bowl and Alabama could end up taking the Cotton Bowl berth with their higher ranking. Then Tennessee will fall to the Citrus Bowl, unless real chaos unfolds and Ohio State ends up in the playoff. Then they can still land in the Orange Bowl or the Cotton Bowl.
History of the Modern Cotton Bowl
2021: (1) Alabama 27, (4) Cincinnati 6
2020: (8) Oklahoma 55, (10) Florida 20
2019: (13) Penn State 53, (15) Memphis 39
2018: (2) Clemson 30, (3) Notre Dame 3
2017: (5) Ohio State 24, (8) USC 7
The Cotton Bown hosted the College Football Final in 2021 and 2018. Alabama defeated Cincinnati last year while Clemson beat Notre Dame two years earlier.
Tennessee has not been in the Cotton Bowl since 2005 when they dropped Texas A&M.
What is the date of the cotton bowl?
Date: Monday, January 2, 2022
time: 1:00 p.m. ET
Site: AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas
TV channel: ESPN
The 87th Cotton Bowl Classic will kick off January 2 at AT&T Stadium.
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