Welcome back to our weekly series tracking some of the bowl/CFP picks for Penn State football following each game, This season, we will follow ESPN, Yahoo, College Football News, and CBS Sports, with occasional
bonus picks from other publications.
Yahoo Sports/College Football News:
Bowl/CFP Seed: SRS Distribution Las Vegas Bowl
Location: Las Vegas, NV
Date: December 31st, 2025
Opponent:
Arizona State Sun DevilsCBS Sports:
Bowl/CFP Seed: None
Location: N/A
Date: N/A
Opponent: N/A
ESPN: Bonagura/Schlabach
Bowl/CFP Seed: SERVPRO First Responders Bowl/Pinstripe Bowl
Location: Dallas, TX/New York, NY
Date: December 26th, 2025/December 27th, 2025
Opponent: Army Black Knights/Duke Blue Devils
Guest Picker:
Bowl/CFP Seed: None
Location: N/A
Date: N/A
Opponent: N/A
So ESPN still believes the Nittany Lions will go bowling, which is cool. It’s interesting that, although he is no longer the coach, the postseason destination for the Nittany Lions in what was James Franklin’s final season is the same as his first bowl game with Penn State. Meanwhile, Vegas seems like an intriguing postseason destination…
