The Nebraska Cornhuskers earned their second victory of the 2024 season on Saturday evening when they defeated the Colorado Buffaloes 28-10 and are now just four wins away from bowl eligibility this season.
The latest bowl projections from USA TODAY now have the Huskers potentially set for a 1998 Orange Bowl rematch against the Tennessee Volunteers in the Citrus Bowl on December 31. Notably, the Volunteers were also the Huskers’ last bowl opponent in the 2016 Music City Bowl.
The two programs have met three times in history, with the Huskers winning the first two matchups in the 1998 Orange Bowl and the 2000 Fiesta Bowl. The Vols got the better of the Huskers in 2016, 38-24.
Notably, a few Big Ten programs are projected to be in the College Football Playoffs this fall. According to the projections, Penn State, Oregon, and Ohio State are all projected to be in the playoffs come December.
Find a list of every Big Ten affiliated bowl along with USA TODAY’s projections below.
Detroit Bowl
Opponent Conference Affiliation: MAC
Date: Thursday, Dec. 26, 2024
Time: 2:00 p.m. CT
Network: ESPN
Projection: Illinois vs. Miami (Ohio)
Pinstripe Bowl
Opponent Conference Affiliation: ACC/ND
Date: Saturday, Dec. 28, 2024
Time: 11:00 a.m. CT
Network: ABC
Projection: North Carolina State vs. Michigan State
Guaranteed Rate Bowl
Opponent Conference Affiliation: Big 12
Date: Thursday, Dec. 26, 2024
Time: 4:30 p.m. CT
Network: ESPN
Projection: Kansas vs. Maryland
Music City Bowl
Opponent Conference Affiliation: SEC
Date: Monday, Dec. 30, 2024
Time: 1:30 p.m. CT
Network: ESPN
Projection: Michigan vs Oklahoma
ReliaQuest Bowl
Opponent Conference Affiliation: SEC
Date: Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2024
Time: 1:30 p.m. CT
Network: ESPN
Projection: Wisconsin vs Missouri
Sun Bowl
Opponent Conference Affiliation: ACC/ND
Date: Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2024
Time: 1:00 p.m. CT
Network: CBS
Projection: North Carolina vs. Washington
Citrus Bowl
Opponent Conference Affiliation: SEC
Date: Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2024
Time: 2:00 p.m. CT
Network: ABC
Projection: Nebraska vs Tennessee
Duke’s Mayo Bowl
Opponent Conference Affiliation: ACC/ND
Date: Friday, Jan. 3, 2025
Time: 6:30 p.m. CT
Network: ESPN
Projection: Georgia Tech vs Iowa
This article originally appeared on Cornhuskers Wire: Nebraska projected for potential 1998 Orange Bowl rematch
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