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ESPN Projecting a Backwards Hat Bowl for Kentucky

ESPN’s updated bowl projections are out and Kentucky is picked to go to either Birmingham or Memphis.

In Birmingham, the Wildcats would meet Houston in what would have to be labelled the Backwards Hat Bowl:




Former UK assistant Craig Naivar, who was often called Backwards Hat Guy, is now an assistant at Houston.

Birmingham Bowl

Legion Field, Birmingham, Alabama
Dec. 29, 2 p.m. (ESPN)

Schlabach: Army vs. South Carolina
McMurphy: Houston vs. Kentucky

The projection for Memphis is Kentucky vs. Baylor in the Liberty Bowl:

AutoZone Liberty Bowl

Liberty Bowl, Memphis, Tennessee
Dec. 30, noon (ESPN)

Schlabach: Baylor vs. Kentucky
McMurphy: Georgia vs. Baylor

Check out complete projections

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