With both Texas Tech and Texas at 5-7 and hoping for a surprise bid, where are Texas-area teams headed in December and January?
A refresher: The selection committee will determine the matchups for the two CFP semifinals and the four other bowls in the New Year's Six. The highest ranked Group of Five conference champs will play in one of those six games. The other bowls also are guided by conference tie-ins, although most have some wiggle room regarding picks.
Here are staff writer Bill Nichols' projections for area teams and local bowl games this postseason:
New Mexico: New Mexico vs.