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: Pinstripe Bowl
Location: New York, NY
Date: December 27th, 2025
Opponent: Pitt Panthers
CBS Sports:
Bowl/CFP Seed: GameAbove Sports Bowl (formerly MotorCity Bowl)
Location: Detroit, MI
Date: December 26th, 2025
Opponent: Ohio Bobcats
ESPN: Bonagura/Schlabach
Bowl/CFP Seed: GameAbove Sports Bowl (formerly MotorCity Bowl)
Location: Detroit, MI
Date: December 26th, 2025
Opponent: Ohio Bobcats/Western Michigan Broncos
Guest Picker:
Bowl/CFP Seed: GameAbove Sports Bowl (formerly MotorCity Bowl)
Location: Detroit, MI
Date: December 26th, 2025
Opponent: Ohio Bobcats
Penn State is firmly back in the bowl projections, with multiple outlets projecting the Nittany Lions to land in Detroit againat Ohio.
