The Nebraska Cornhuskers took the second loss of their 2024 season this past Saturday in Bloomington against the Indiana Hoosiers but that has not affected the projections of where the Huskers are potentially headed this postseason.
The Cornhuskers are projected to face the ACC’s Syracuse Orange in the Pinstripe Bowl bowl projections from USA TODAY. This is the third straight week that the matchup has been projected.
It would be the 13th meeting between the Huskers and Orange, but the first one since the 1984 season. Syracuse holds the all-time edge in the series at 7-5.
The Orange are led by former Matt Rhule assistant Fran Brown, who is in his first year with the program. Syracuse is currently 5-1 this season and coming off a bye week. However, they will be on the road to face top-25-ranked Pittsburgh on Thursday night. The Orange’s only loss of the season was a 26-24 loss to Stanford in week four.
In this week’s projections, the Big Ten again has three representatives in the 12-team playoff: the Ohio State Buckeyes, the Oregon Ducks, and the Penn State Nittany Lions.
Oregon would host Iowa State in the first round and Penn State would host the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. After receiving a first-round bye, Ohio State is projected to face Penn State in the Rose Bowl in the quarterfinals. Oregon would play Clemson in the Peach Bowl.
The projections still have a potential Ohio State vs. Oregon rematch in the CFP Semifinals at the Cotton Bowl before Ohio State and Georgia are projected to play in the College Football Playoff title game.
Find below a list of every Big Ten affiliated bowl and USA TODAY’s predictions.
GameAbove Sports Bowl
Opponent Conference Affiliation: MAC
Date: Thursday, Dec. 26, 2024
Time: 2:00 p.m. CT
Network: ESPN
Projection: Michigan vs Western Michigan
Pinstripe Bowl
Opponent Conference Affiliation: ACC/ND
Date: Saturday, Dec. 28, 2024
Time: 11:00 a.m. CT
Network: ABC
Projection: Syracuse vs Nebraska
Guaranteed Rate Bowl
Opponent Conference Affiliation: Big 12
Date: Thursday, Dec. 26, 2024
Time: 4:30 p.m. CT
Network: ESPN
Projection: Oklahoma State vs Maryland
Music City Bowl
Opponent Conference Affiliation: SEC
Date: Monday, Dec. 30, 2024
Time: 1:30 p.m. CT
Network: ESPN
Projection: Wisconsin vs Tennessee
ReliaQuest Bowl
Opponent Conference Affiliation: SEC
Date: Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2024
Time: 1:30 p.m. CT
Network: ESPN
Projection: Illinois vs Texas A&M
Citrus Bowl
Opponent Conference Affiliation: SEC
Date: Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2024
Time: 2:00 p.m. CT
Network: ABC
Projection: Indiana vs Alabama
Duke’s Mayo Bowl
Opponent Conference Affiliation: ACC/ND
Date: Friday, Jan. 3, 2025
Time: 6:30 p.m. CT
Network: ESPN
Projection: Louisville vs Iowa
This article originally appeared on Cornhuskers Wire: Week nine bowl projections still have Nebraska headed to New York
