SportsLine's model just revealed its college football picks for the 2024 Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl Tuesday on CBS and Paramount+

Capping off year two under head coach Jeff Brohm with a showdown against Washington in the Sun Bowl, the Cardinals were able to withstand a furious fourth quarter comeback attempt, coming out on top with a thrilling 35-34 victory on Tuesday at Sun Bowl Stadium.

The first round of games were duds, with the home team in all four games blowing out their lower-seeded opponents, but now the quarterfinals shift back to neutral fields and traditional big bowl game settings. You know the ones: The Rose Bowl, Fiesta Bowl, Peach Bowl, Sugar Bowl and their various sponsors.

The College Football Playoff field has been whittled down to eight teams as we continue moving through the first-ever 12-team bracket. Across New Year's Eve and New Year's Day, those teams remaining will do battle at traditional New Year's Six bowl sites for the right to move on to the semifinals as we inch closer toward crowning a national champion for the 2024 season.

P.J. Fleck hasn’t lost a bowl game in five trips with the Gophers, but their past four bowl wins have been decided by an average of fewer than nine points. This season, six of their past eight games were decided by single digits. The Hokies haven’t lost a game by more than 10 points this season.

Bowl season culminates with the College Football Playoff National Championship, which will crown the first champion of the new 12-team playoff on Monday, January 20. Next up in deciding the two teams that will ultimately play in that championship game are the CFP quarterfinals,

Texas has a leg up on every other team to win the national championship at +275 (i.e. risking $100 to win $275), and given the setup, that’s the right way to price the futures pool.

Harrison Bailey is expected to start at quarterback for Louisville in the Sun Bowl against Washington, which means there won’t be a final trip to Texas for Tyler Shough before he pursues an NFL career.

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The Louisville Cardinals come in as a 2 1/2-point favorite in the 2024 Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl against the Washington Huskies