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College GameDay picks B1G’s Citrus, Rose Bowl matchups
By Paul Harvey
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College GameDay had a special Jan. 2 broadcast Monday to preview the bowl games across college football. Traditionally played on New Year’s Day, college football’s bowl season made a tweak to the schedule with Jan. 1 falling on a Sunday in 2023.
On Monday, the B1G has 3 games with Illinois in the ReliaQuest Bowl, Purdue in the Citrus Bowl and Penn State in the Rose Bowl. Already, the GameDay crew has provided picks for Illinois’ game with the ReliaQuest Bowl kicking off at 12 pm ET.
Here are GameDay’s picks for the other two games with Purdue facing LSU in the Citrus Bowl and Penn State facing Utah in the Rose Bowl:
Citrus Bowl
Desmond Howard: LSU
David Pollack: LSU
Pat McAfee: LSU
Kirk Herbstreit: LSU
Rose Bowl
Desmond Howard: Penn State
David Pollack: Penn State
Pat McAfee: Penn State
Kirk Herbstreit: Did not pick as a part of the game broadcast
Lee Corso (headgear pick via video): Utah
Paul is a lifelong fan and student of all things college football. He has been covering college football since 2017 and the B1G since 2018.