CBSSports.com bracket guru Jerry Palm is back up his updated prediction for the college football playoff, and the outlook for the bowl season.
Palm has WVU in the Liberty Bowl playing a SEC team the Mountaineers will face in a few years.
| College Football Playoff | ||||
| Bowl | Date | Location | Matchup | Prediction |
| Championship Bowl | Jan. 12 | Arlington, Texas | Semifinal winners | TBD |
| Sugar Bowl | Jan. 1 | New Orleans, La. | Semifinal | Ole Miss vs. Michigan State |
| Rose Bowl | Jan. 1 | Pasadena, Calif. | Semifinal | Florida State vs. Alabama |
| Selection Committee Bowl Games | ||||
| Bowl | Date | Location | Matchup | Prediction |
| Cotton Bowl | Jan. 1 | Arlington, Tex. | At-Large vs. At-Large | TCU vs. UCLA |
| Orange Bowl | Dec. 31 | Miami, Fla. | ACC vs SEC/Big Ten/Notre Dame | Clemson vs. Miss. State |
| Fiesta Bowl | Dec. 31 | Glendale, Ariz. | At-Large vs At-Large | Oregon vs. Nebraska |
| Peach Bowl | Dec. 31 | Atlanta, Ga. | At-Large vs. At-Large | Georgia vs. East Carolina |
| Other Bowl Games | ||||
| Bowl | Date | Location | Matchup | Prediction |
| GoDaddy.com Bowl | Jan. 4 | Mobile, Ala. | MAC vs. Sun Belt | N. Illinois vs. UL Lafayette |
| Birmingham Bowl | Jan. 3 | Birmingham, Ala. | American vs. SEC | Bowling Green* vs. La.-Monroe* |
| Cactus Bowl | Jan. 2 | Tempe, Ariz. | Big 12 vs. Pac-12 | Okla. State vs. Utah |
| Alamo Bowl | Jan. 2 | San Antonio, Tex. | Big 12 vs. Pac-12 | Oklahoma vs. Arizona |
| TaxSlayer Bowl | Jan. 2 | Jacksonville, Fla. | ACC/Big Ten vs. SEC | Maryland vs. Missouri |
| Armed Forces Bowl | Jan. 2 | Fort Worth, Tex. | American vs. Army | Houston vs. Air Force* |
| Outback Bowl | Jan. 1 | Tampa, Fla. | Big Ten vs. SEC | Wisconsin vs. Texas A&M |
| Capital One Bowl | Jan. 1 | Orlando, Fla. | ACC/Big Ten vs. SEC | Ohio State vs. Auburn |
| San Francisco Bowl | Dec. 30 | Santa Clara, Calif. | Big Ten vs. Pac-12 | Minnesota vs. Arizona State |
| Belk Bowl | Dec. 30 | Charlotte, N.C. | ACC vs. SEC | Notre Dame vs. LSU |
| Music City Bowl | Dec. 30 | Nashville, Tenn. | ACC/Big Ten vs. SEC | Virginia Tech vs. South Carolina |
| Texas Bowl | Dec. 29 | Houston, Tex. | Big 12 vs. SEC | Kansas State vs. Oregon State* |
| Russell Athletic Bowl | Dec. 29 | Orlando, Fla. | ACC vs. Big 12 | Duke vs. Baylor |
| Liberty Bowl | Dec. 29 | Memphis, Tenn. | Big 12 vs. SEC | West Virginia vs. Tennessee |
| Holiday Bowl | Dec. 27 | San Diego, Calif. | Big Ten vs. Pac-12 | Penn State vs. USC |
| Pinstripe Bowl | Dec. 27 | New York, N.Y. | ACC vs. Big Ten | Georgia Tech vs. Rutgers |
| Independence Bowl | Dec. 27 | Shreveport, La. | SEC vs. ACC | North Texas* vs. North Carolina |
| Sun Bowl | Dec. 27 | El Paso, Tex. | ACC vs. Pac-12 | Louisville vs. Stanford |
| Military Bowl | Dec. 27 | Annapolis, Md. | ACC vs. American | Miami (FL) vs. Memphis |
| Bitcoin Bowl | Dec. 26 | St. Petersburg, Fla. | ACC vs. American | N.C. State vs. UCF |
| Quick Lane Bowl | Dec. 26 | Detroit, Mich. | ACC vs. Big Ten | Boston College vs. Ohio* |
| Heart of Dallas Bowl | Dec. 26 | Dallas, Tex. | Big Ten/Big 12 vs. C-USA | Iowa vs. Marshall |
| Hawaii Bowl | Dec. 24 | Honolulu, Hawaii | Mountain West vs. C-USA | Nevada vs. UAB |
| Bahamas Bowl | Dec. 24 | Nassau, Bahamas | C-USA vs. MAC | Middle Tenn. vs. W. Michigan |
| Poinsettia Bowl | Dec. 23 | San Diego, Calif. | Mountain West vs. Navy | Colorado State vs. Navy |
| Boca Raton Bowl | Dec. 23 | Boca Raton, Fla. | C-USA vs. MAC | Louisiana Tech vs. C. Michigan |
| Miami Beach Bowl | Dec. 22 | Miami, Fla. | American vs. BYU | Cincinnati vs. BYU |
| Camellia Bowl | Dec. 20 | Montgomery, Ala. | MAC vs. Sun Belt | Toledo vs. South Alabama |
| Idaho Potato Bowl | Dec. 20 | Boise, Idaho | MAC vs. Mountain West | Akron vs. Fresno State |
| Royal Purple Bowl | Dec. 20 | Las Vegas, Nev. | Mountain West vs. Pac-12 | Boise State vs. Washington |
| New Mexico Bowl | Dec. 20 | Albuquerque, N.M. | Mountain West vs. C-USA | Utah State vs. Rice |
| New Orleans Bowl | Dec. 20 | New Orleans, La. | Sun Belt vs. Mountain West | Ark. State vs. San Diego State |
