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Louisville Drops From Orange Bowl to Russell Athletic Bowl in New Projections

Today’s loss to Kentucky will likely be a costly one for the Louisville Cardinals.

Coming into today, the Cardinals were projected to play in the Orange Bowl.

After the loss, they are projected to play West Virginia in the Russell Athletic Bowl.



Russell Athletic Bowl

Orlando Citrus Bowl, Orlando, FL, 5:30 ET, ESPN
ACC vs. Big 12
Louisville vs. West Virginia

The same site has Kentucky going to the Belk Bowl for a game against North Carolina.

Belk Bowl

Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, NC, 5:30 ET, ESPN
ACC vs. SEC
North Carolina vs. Kentucky

Complete Projections

The Orange Bowl normally pays about $18 million per team. The Russell Athetlic Bowl pays something like $2.28 million.

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