With bowl season beginning this Saturday, Michael Anderson and Allen Taylor, the Falcon Quill college football experts, dive in to every game and dish out their hot takes and predictions. This bowl season includes so many great match ups, and if you won’t be glued to your television over winter break I don’t know what you’ll be doing.

Gildan New Mexico Bowl- Arizona Wildcats vs. New Mexico Lobos
Michael Anderson- Arizona
Allen Taylor- New Mexico

• Murk’s Hot Take – Anu Solomon will explode statistically against the Lobos and lead the Wildcats to victory.

Royal Purple Las Vegas- Utah Utes vs BYU Cougars
Michael Anderson- Utah
Allen Taylor- BYU

• Allen’s Hot Take – the Holy War will be revived when the Cougars and the Utes face off in Las Vegas. Bronco Mendenhall will be coaching his last game at BYU, and everybody should expect for BYU to play fired up. I predict for BYU to win pretty handily.

Raycom Media Camelia Bowl- Ohio Bobcats vs. Appalachian State Mountaineers
Michael Anderson- Appalachian State
Allen Taylor- Appalachian State

Cure Bowl- San Jose State Spartans vs. Georgia State Panthers
Michael Anderson- San Jose State
Allen Taylor- San Jose State

R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl- Louisiana Tech vs. Arkansas State
Michael Anderson- Louisiana Tech
Allen Taylor- Arkansas State

Miami Beach Bowl- Western Kentucky Hilltoppers vs. South Florida Bulls
Michael Anderson- South Florida
Allen Taylor- Western Kentucky

• Allen’s Hot Take – Brandon Doughty, the Hilltoper’s quarterback, has had an incredible career and looks to lead Western Kentucky to victory in his final collegiate game. This game will for sure will be entertaining, because there may not be a matchup between teams as hot as the Hilltopers and Bulls are this year.

Famous Idaho Potato Bowl- Akron Zips vs. Utah State Aggies
Michael Anderson- Utah State
Allen Taylor- Utah State
Griffin Grubbs- Akron

• Griffin’s Hot Take –  The Zips are hot, Lebron was born in Akron so Akron will never lose again.

Marmot Boca Raton Bowl- Toledo Rockets vs. Temple Owls
Michael Anderson- Temple
Allen Taylor- Temple
Griffin Grubbs- Toledo

• Griffin’s Hot Take – A rocket would beat an owl in a fight, Go Toledo!

San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl Boise State Broncos vs. Northern Illinois Huskies
Michael Anderson- Boise State
Allen Taylor- Boise State

GoDaddy Bowl- Georgia Southern Eagles vs. Bowling Green Falcons
Michael Anderson- Georgia Southern
Allen Taylor- Bowling Green

Popeyes Bahamas Bowl- Middle Tennessee State Blue Raiders vs. Western Michigan Broncos
Michael Anderson- Western Michigan
Allen Taylor- Middle Tennessee

Hawaii Bowl- San Diego State Aztecs vs. Cincinnati Bearcats
Michael Anderson- San Diego State
Allen Taylor- Cincinnati

St. Petersburg Bowl Connecticut Huskies vs. Marshall Thundering Herd
Michael Anderson- Marshall
Allen Taylor- Connecticut

Hyundai Sun Bowl- Miami Hurricanes vs. Washington State Cougars
Michael Anderson- Washington State
Allen Taylor- Washington State

Zaxby’s Heart of Dallas Bowl- Washington Huskies vs. Southern Miss Golden Eagles
Michael Anderson- Washington
Allen Taylor- Southern Miss

New Era Pinstripe Bowl- Indiana Hoosiers vs. Duke Blue Devils
Michael Anderson- Indiana
Allen Taylor- Indiana

Camping World Independence Bowl- Virginia Tech Hokies vs. Tulsa Golden Hurricanes
Michael Anderson- Virginia Tech
Allen Taylor- Virginia Tech

• Dual Hot Take –  Frank Beamer will be coaching his final game at Virginia Tech, and they will be facing a Tulsa team that qualified for bowl eligibility the last week of the season. There is no way that Virginia Tech will lose this game; the hokies are going to send out a coaching legend with a win in his final game.

Foster Farms Bowl- UCLA Bruins vs. Nebraska Corn Huskers
Michael Anderson- Nebraska
Allen Taylor- UCLA

Military Bowl presented by Northrop Grumman- Pittsburgh Panthers vs. Navy Midshipmen

Michael Anderson- Navy
Allen Taylor- Pittsburgh

• Mruk’s Hot Take –  A ferocious triple option attack led by Keenan Reynolds, the Midshipmen hope to send out head coach Ken Niumatalolo with a victory in his last game coaching the squids.

Quick Lane Bowl- Central Michigan Chippewas vs. Minnesota Golden Gophers
Michael Anderson- Minnesota
Allen Taylor- Central Michigan

Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl- California Golden Bears vs. Air Force Falcons
Michael Anderson- California
Allen Taylor- California

• Griffin’s Hot Take – This game will be played in Fort Worth, as Jared Goff and the Cal Golden Bears face off against the Air Force Academy. If you are planning on going to the game expect a lot of points as both of these teams score at a defense’s will.

Russell Athletic Bowl- North Carolina Tar Heels vs. Baylor Bears
Michael Anderson- North Carolina
Allen Taylor- North Carolina

• Griffin’s Hot Take – North Carolina will be facing off against the Baylor Bears, out of the Big 12, in Orlando in this bowl. Baylor will be starting their third-string quarterback, Chris Johnston, and Baylor has been 0-2 when Johnston starts. North Carolina will be led by Marquise Williams, a quarterback with explosive ability, but he is turnover prone. Even with the turnovers North Carolina should be able to win pretty handily, because Baylor won’t win if they cannot score.

NOVA Home Loans Arizona Bowl- Nevada Wolfpack vs. Colorado State Rams
Michael Anderson- Colorado State
Allen Taylor- Nevada

AdvoCare V100 Texas Bowl- LSU Tigers vs. Texas Tech Red Raiders
Michael Anderson- LSU
Allen Taylor- LSU

• Griffin’s Hot Take – Another Big 12-SEC matchup will be taking place in Houston, when LSU and Texas Tech face off. Leonard Fournette looks to rebound after ending the season with three straight horrible games. It should be easy sailing for Fournette and the tigers, because Texas Tech is in the bottom-five in rushing defense. LSU will just run the ball down Texas Tech’s throat for 60 minutes and be able to win very handily.

Birmingham Bowl- Auburn Tigers vs. Memphis Tigers
Michael Anderson- Memphis
Allen Taylor- Memphis

Belk Bowl- NC State Wolfpack vs. Mississippi State Bulldogs
Michael Anderson- Mississippi State
Allen Taylor- Mississippi State

Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl- Texas A&M Aggies vs. Louisville Cardinals
Michael Anderson- Texas A&M
Allen Taylor- Texas A&M

Holiday Bowl- USC Trojans vs. Wisconsin Badgers
Michael Anderson- USC
Allen Taylor- USC

• Griffin’s Hot Take – This year’s Holiday Bowl features two large programs whose teams underperformed this season. There is no reason to expect Wisconsin to be able to put up a fight in this one, as USC should just be able tear apart Wisconsin and hold Wisconsin from scoring. USC will win very easily.

Chick-fil-a Peach Bowl- Houston Cougars vs. Florida State Seminoles
Michael Anderson- Houston
Allen Taylor- Houston

• Griffin’s Hot Take – In this Chick-fil-a Peach Bowl the Cougars and the Seminoles face off. This is Houston’s first time on the big stage ever since the days they were in the Southwest Conference. Expect Greg Ward Jr., Houston’s quarterback, to be able to lead a gritty Houston team to a New Year’s Six bowl victory.

Outback Bowl- Northwestern Wildcats vs. Tennessee Volunteers
Michael Anderson- Tennessee
Allen Taylor- Northwestern

Buffalo Wild Wings Citrus Bowl- Michigan Wolverines vs. Florida Gators
Michael Anderson- Michigan
Allen Taylor- Florida

BattleFrog Fiesta Bowl- Notre Dame Fightin’ Irish vs. the Ohio State University Buckeyes
Michael Anderson- Ohio State
Allen Taylor- Notre Dame

• Allen’s Hot Take –  I expect for the Fightin’ Irish be able to overcome all odds and beat the Buckeyes in this year’s Fiesta Bowl. The atmosphere for this game should be second to none, because three weeks ago this matchup could have been a championship game. Also, these fanbases are two of the most passionate in the entire country.

Rose Bowl Game Presented by Northwestern Mutual- Stanford Cardinal vs. Iowa Hawkeyes
Michael Anderson- Stanford
Allen Taylor- Iowa

• Allen’s Hot Take –  For the first time in any Fort Worth Country Day student’s life, Iowa is playing in a Rose Bowl, and their fans will be in Pasadena in full force, as the Hawkeyes look to take down the Cardinal in this year’s grandaddy of them all.

Allstate Sugar Bowl- Oklahoma State Cowboys vs. Ole Miss Rebels
Michael Anderson- Ole Miss
Allen Taylor- Oklahoma State

• Allen’s Hot Take – This is another matchup that is Big 12-SEC as the Cowboys and the Rebels face off in New Orleans. Oklahoma State is coming into this game after suffering their only two losses in their last two games of the regular season. Expect Coach Mike Gundy to have the cowboys fired up to play in the Rose Bowl for the first time since World War II.

TaxSlayer Bowl- Penn State Nittany Lions vs. Georgia Bulldogs
Michael Anderson- Georgia
Allen Taylor- Penn State

AutoZone Liberty Bowl- Arkansas Razorbacks vs. Kansas State Wildcats
Michael Anderson- Arkansas
Allen Taylor- Arkansas

Valero Alamo Bowl- Oregon Ducks vs. TCU Horned Frogs
Michael Anderson- Oregon
Allen Taylor- TCU

• Griffin’s Hot Take – Fort Worth’s home team will face off against Oregon in the Alamo Bowl. Trevor Boykin should be at 100% and he is looking to lead the frogs to another bowl victory.

Motel 6 Cactus Bowl- West Virginia Mountaineers vs. Arizona State Sun Devils
Michael Anderson- West Virginia
Allen Taylor- Arizona State

College Football Playoff:

College Football Playoff Semifinal at the Capital One Orange Bowl- #1 Clemson Tigers vs. #4 Oklahoma Sooners
Michael Anderson- Oklahoma
Allen Taylor- Oklahoma

College Football Playoff Semifinal at the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic- #2 Alabama Crimson Tide vs. #3 Michigan State Spartans
Michael Anderson- Alabama
Allen Taylor- Alabama

College Football Playoff National Championship Presented by AT&T
Michael Anderson- Oklahoma
Allen Taylor- Alabama

Murk’s Final Hot Take – Boomer
Allen’s Final Hot Take – Roll Tide