bimmercandoFenway Bowl: UConn vs. Army
UConn Opt-Outs
QB Joe Fagnano
There’s a slight chance UConn could be down to QB4 if backup Nick Evers ends up entering the portal. WR Skyler Bell, who’s Senior Bowl-bound, said he plans to play and is trying to convince others in the portal to do the same.
UConn Transfer Portal
Starting RT Carsten Casady (774 snaps)
Starting LT Ben Murawski (773 snaps)
Starting RG Brady Wayburn (430 snaps)
Starting RB Cam Edwards (says he’ll play)
Starting CB Cam Chadwick (796 snaps)
Starting LB Oumar Diomande (790 snaps)
CB Osiris Gilbert (288 snaps)
RB Victor Rosa (157 snaps)
RB Mel Brown (56 snaps)
RB MJ Flowers (37 snaps)
DL Vincent Carroll-Jackson
TE Juice Vereen
UConn Injuries
TE3 Juice Vereen (last played in Week 11; 211 snaps)
DT Vincent Carroll-Jackson (last played W12; 494 snaps)
S Tyrece Mills (last played in Week 12; 251 snaps)
Army Injuries
RG Paolo Gennarelli (last played W11)
Will be updated following Army-Navy game, but the Black Knights defense finally appears fully healthy with the return of CB Justin Weaver and both top interior defensive linemen.
Pop-Tarts Bowl: Georgia Tech vs. BYU
Georgia Tech Transfer Portal
C Tana Alo-Tupuola (455 snaps; rotated as starter)
Backup QB Aaron Philo
LB Melvin Jordan IV (148 snaps)
Georgia Tech Potential Opt-Outs
RG Keylan Rutledge (sounds like he should play)
WR Eric Rivers (expected to play)
QB Haynes King (expected to play)
RB Jamal Haynes (on depth chart)
Georgia Tech Injuries
S Clayton Powell-Lee (637 snaps; out with an ankle)
DE Brayden Manley (347 snaps; out due to shoulder surgery)
WR Isiah Canion (567 snaps; out due to undisclosed injury)
S Jy Gilmore (414 snaps; out for season; last played in Week 13)
DT Akelo Stone (last played in Week 13; on depth chart)
Georgia Tech Coaching Changes
OC Buster Faulkner took the same position with Florida. Co-OC Chris Weinke will likely take over duties for the bowl game for an offensive staff that lost quite a few key pieces.
BYU Potential Opt-Outs
LT Isaiah Jatta (on depth chart)
WR Chase Roberts (on depth chart)
DT Keanu Tanuvasa (on depth chart)
BYU Injuries
RB LJ Martin (Big 12 OPOY: out following surgery)
Backup RB Sione Moa (will not play)
Arizona Bowl: Miami (OH) vs. Fresno State
Miami (OH) Transfer Portal
Starting WR Kam Perry (led nation in yards per catch; nearly 1,000 yards; traveled with team)
Starting DE Adam Trick (best defensive player; will not play)
Starting CB Mychal Yharbrough (591 snaps)
Starting RT Drew Terrill (best OL)
CB Luke Evans (175 snaps)
LS Hudson Powell
Miami (OH) Potential Opt-Outs
S Eli Blakey
S Silas Walters
I’d guess they’ll play.
Miami (OH) Injuries
QB Dequan Finn left the program
LB Corban Hondru (stud; missed final two games)
RB Kenny Tracy (out for year after five games)
Miami (OH) turned to freshman QB Tommy Gotkowski, but he was benched mid-game for veteran Henry Hesson.
Fresno State Transfer Portal
S Jayden Davis (285 snaps)
Fresno State Potential Opt-Outs
CB Al’zillion Hamilton
DL Korey Foreman
Fresno State Injuries
S Ryan Wilson (missed finale)
DT Martin Owusu (last played in Week 10; 286 snaps)
LB K’Vion Thunderbird (last played in Week 7; 302 snaps)
Quarterback Carson Conklin is listed as the starter for the Bulldogs.
New Mexico Bowl: North Texas vs. San Diego State
North Texas Transfer Portal
QB Drew Mestemaker (expected to play)
DT Jayden Williams
DL Saadiq Clements
OG Johnny Dickson (two-time all-conference selection)
North Texas Potential Opt-Outs
RB Caleb Hawkins
WR Wyatt Young
WR Miles Coleman
North Texas Injuries
RB Caleb Hawkins (stud; left conference title game with injury)
LB Shane Whitter (last played in Week 10; 468 snaps)
RB Makenzie McGill II (last played in Week 8; 206 snaps)
WR Simeon Evans (last played in Week 11; 211 snaps)
North Texas Coaching Changes
Head coach Eric Morris took the job at Oklahoma State and will not be with the team for the bowl. I’d guess North Texas might have a handful of key opt-outs, with a few potentially following Morris to Stillwater, where they’d instantly start. However, per the latest updates, most are expected to play.
Neal Brown will be the next head coach in Denton. Brown did say everybody but Mestemaker (who was receiving an award) attended the team meeting on Monday, for what it’s worth.
Special teams coach Drew Svoboda will serve as the interim coach for the bowl game with the rest of the staff expected to stay on for the game, sans Morris.
San Diego State Transfer Portal
DE Jared Badie (131 snaps)
EDGE August Salvati (118 snaps)
San Diego State Potential Opt-Outs
CB Chris Johnson
LB Owen Chambliss
EDGE Trey White
Johnson will be drafted, while rumors have swirled that Chambliss and White (both All-MWC) could follow DC Aurich to Nebraska.
San Diego State Injuries
QB Jayden Denegal (surgery; will not play)
WR Jordan Napier (out for year)
WR Jacob Bostick (out for year)
LB Tano Letuli (last played in Week 10; 209 snaps)
Former Central Michigan QB Bert Emanuel Jr. will start in place of Denegal.
San Diego State Coaching Changes
Aztec defensive coordinator Rob Aurich took the same job with Nebraska. Passing game coordinator Demetrius Sumler will serve as the interim DC for the bowl game.