BRANCH COUNTY, MI (WTVB) – Happy New Year!! The Pigskin Prophet is hoping you have a great 2026.
There were 15 bowl games since Christmas Day and the PP was an above average 11-4.
The four CFP quarterfinal games are on tap over New Years.
Ohio State 24, Miami (Fla) 14
Texas Tech 31, Oregon 28
Indiana 28, Alabama 24
Georgia 35, Ole Miss 31
Can Michigan survive all of the recent off the field drama and defeat Texas in the Citrus Bowl. The PP says no. Texas was the number one team entering the season and they looked like the best team in the country against Texas A&M.
Texas is mad after not getting a CFP bid. At least they are playing in a bowl game unlike the cry babies at Notre Dame. Two of Michigan’s top defenders, Derrick Moore and Jaishawn Barham, have opted out of the game. Whoa Whoa Reorge. It will be a long day for the Maize and Blue as they will get boat raced by the Longhorns. Don’t mess with Texas.
The PP says…. Texas 34, Michigan 14
As for the rest of the bowl games this week…
Vanderbilt 14, Iowa 10
Duke 24, Arizona State 20
Utah 42, Nebraska 20
Texas State 28, Rice 20
Navy 21, Cincinnati 17
Arizona 31, SMU 21
Wake Forest 24, Miss. State 17
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NFL
The PP stumbled to a 1-2 record in the NFL predictions last week. Not a lot of drama in the NFC North heading into the final week. The Bears can lock down the #2 seed with a win over the hapless Lions. The banged up Packers will be the #7 seed again no matter what happens on Sunday. As for Week 18, the PP says…
Bears 31, Lions 17
Packers 27, Vikings 24
After going 12-6 last week, the PP is now 135-78-1 overall for the season.
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