bimmercandoGator Bowl: Virginia vs. Missouri
Virginia Transfer Portal
Starting CB Ja’Son Prevard (585 snaps)
Virginia Potential Opt-Outs
RB J’Mari Taylor
QB Chandler Morris
DE Fisher Camac
S Antonio Clary
S Devin Neal
Taylor said he’s deliberating about whether or not he’s going to play.
Virginia Injuries
LB Kam Robinson (out for year)
TE Dakota Twitty (last played W6; 247 snaps)
WR Trell Harris (top wideout left ACC title game with an injury; still waiting on imaging)
RG Kevin Wigenton II
Missouri Transfer Portal
Starting QB Beau Pribula (won’t play)
WR Josh Manning (318 yards, 2 TDs; will not play)
WR Marquis Johnson (340 yards, 2 TDs; will not play)
With Pribula entering the portal, backup Matt Zollers — who started three games this season — will get the start.
Missouri is also pretty thin at wide receiver.
Missouri Potential Opt-Outs
LT Cayden Green
RT Keagen Trost
C Connor Tollison
DE Zion Young (will play)
DE Damon Wilson II
WR Kevin Coleman
DT Chris McClellan
S Jalen Catalon
Head coach Eli Drinkwitz said he expects minimal opt outs.
Missouri Injuries
Starting TE Brett Norfleet (won’t play)
Starting LB Josiah Trotter (won’t play)
Texas Bowl: LSU vs. Houston
LSU Transfer Portal
DT Ahmad Breaux (274 snaps; will still play in bowl)
OL Carius Curne (305 snaps; will still play in bowl)
LSU Opt-Outs
QB Garrett Nussmeier
CB Mansoor Delane (potential first-round pick)
S AJ Haulcy
DE Jack Pyburn
LB Harold Perkins
LB Whit Weeks
LB West Weeks
OG Josh Thompson
WR Aaron Anderson (241 snaps)
LSU Potential Opt-Outs
DE Patrick Payton (on depth chart)
WR Zavion Thomas (on depth chart)
WR Chris Hilton (on depth chart; will play)
WR Barion Brown (on depth chart)
LSU Injuries
C Braelin Moore (missed finale; should play)
WR Nic Anderson (last played in Week 11; 222 snaps)
Quarterback Michael Van Buren will make his fourth straight start. The projected starting offensive line is Tyree Adams, Coen Echols, Braelin Moore, Paul Mubenga, and Weston Davis.
Houston Opt Outs
Starting center Demetrius Hunter left the program on Dec. 8 and is no longer on the roster.
Houston Potential Opt-Outs
RB Dean Connors
TE Tanner Koziol (accepted Senior Bowl invite)
DE Eddie Walls
QB Conner Weigman announced he will return to Houston in 2026 for his final season of eligibility.
Houston Injuries
DT Khalil Laufau (missed finale; 649 snaps)
WR Stephon Johnson (last played in Week 7)
Birmingham Bowl: Georgia Southern vs. Appalachian State
Georgia Southern Injuries
RB OJ Arnold (stud; missed finale)
WR Dalen Cobb (missed finale)
DT Devan Lowe (missed finale)
Appalachian State Transfer Portal
QB AJ Swann (lost job late in year)
QB JJ Kohl (took starting job late in year)
Starting S DJ Burks (leading tackler over past two seasons)
Starting WR Davion Dozier (448 yards, 5 TDs)
Starting CB Elijah Mc-Cantos (705 snaps)
LB Brayshawn Littlejohn (305 snaps)
EDGE Thomas Davis (220 snaps; hasn’t played since Week 8)
OT Denell Nix Jr. (236 snaps)
If Swann and Kohl don’t suit up, App State only has two quarterbacks with experience on the roster in freshman Noah Gillon (13-32 for 111 yards on the season) and senior Billy Wiles (formerly at Clemson and Southern Miss)
Appalachian State Injuries
WR Jaden Barnes (didn’t play final two games)
RG Trent Ramsey (hasn’t played since Week 8)
TE Izayah Cummings (hasn’t played since Week 9)
S Dylan Hasz (missed final two games)
Other Notes: This is a rematch of a regular season conference game in which Georgia Southern won 25-23.