The college football season hasn’t even started and there are already bowl projections; today’s come from ESPN’s Kyle Bonagura and Mark Schlabach, who agree that Kentucky will play in the Duke’s Mayo Bowl on December 30 in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Bonagura pits Kentucky against Virginia Tech in a rematch of the 2019 Belk Bowl. Thanks to some late-game heroics by Lynn Bowden, the Cats beat the Hokies 37-30. It was the last Belk Bowl ever; the next year, Duke’s Mayo took over sponsorship of the event. Schlabach has Kentucky playing Pittsburgh, which would give the Cats a chance to avenge the 27-10 loss to the Panthers in the 2011 BBVA Compass Bowl.