BYU’s Puka Nacua makes a run up subject to attain a landing in opposition to Liberty throughout an NCAA soccer sport, Saturday, Oct. 22, 2022, in Lynchburg, Va. Paige Dingler, The Information & Advance by way of Related Press
BYU is on a three-game shedding streak heading into its Friday evening house matchup in opposition to East Carolina.
That slide has folks questioning whether or not the Cougars, who at one level have been ranked within the prime 15, will even make a bowl this season.
Whereas Deseret Information writers Jay Drew and Dick Harmon consider BYU will lose a fourth straight sport this week to East Carolina, and thus additional complicate the Cougars’ postseason image, BYU stays within the bowl image with nationwide specialists.
Right here’s a have a look at the place a number of nationwide publications predict Utah, BYU and Utah State will play within the postseason following the season’s Week 8.
*-indicates similar projection as final week.
Bowl projections for Utah soccer after Week 8
- Kyle Bonagura, ESPN: Alamo Bowl, vs. Texas
- Mark Schlabach, ESPN: Vacation Bowl, vs. Notre Dame
- Brett McMurphy, Motion Community: Las Vegas Bowl, vs. LSU
- Jerry Palm, CBS Sports activities: Vacation Bowl, vs. Florida State
- Erick Smith, USA As we speak: Vacation Bowl, vs. Notre Dame*
- Faculty Soccer Information: Vacation Bowl, vs. Notre Dame
- Brad Crawford, 247 Sports activities: Vacation Bowl, vs. Duke
- Kerry Miller, Bleacher Report: Alamo Bowl, vs. Oklahoma State
No. 14 Utah (5-2) was on a bye final week.
After beating USC previous to the bye, the Utes head into the second half of the season with the possibility to win their method into the Pac-12 championship sport and the chance to defend their convention title.
For now, although, the Utes are exterior of the New 12 months’s Six image, because the Pac-12 has 4 groups ranked among the many nation’s prime 15.
A preferred bowl matchup for Utah proper now's dealing with Notre Dame within the Vacation Bowl — that particular matchup was predicted by three completely different writers.
Outdoors of the Vacation Bowl, Utah can be being projected for the Alamo Bowl and Las Vegas Bowl.
First up, although, is a Thursday evening sport at Washington State, the Utes’ last sport earlier than the schedule jumps into November.
Bowl projections for BYU soccer after Week 8
- Kyle Bonagura, ESPN: LendingTree Bowl, vs. Marshall
- Mark Schlabach, ESPN: LendingTree Bowl, vs. Troy
- Brett McMurphy, Motion Community: Remedy Bowl, vs. UCF
- Jerry Palm, CBS Sports activities: Armed Forces Bowl, vs. SMU*
- Erick Smith, USA As we speak: New Mexico Bowl, vs. San Jose State
- Faculty Soccer Information: Frisco Soccer Traditional, vs. Georgia Southern
- Brad Crawford, 247 Sports activities: Armed Forces Bowl, vs. Cincinnati
- Kerry Miller, Bleacher Report: Armed Forces Bowl, vs. Houston
Issues are wanting bleak for BYU (4-4) following its 41-14 loss to Liberty final week — the Cougars discovered themselves on USA As we speak’s Distress Index after the most recent defeat.
Regardless of this, each nationwide publication used for this weekly roundup nonetheless has BYU making the postseason.
If the Cougars can’t pull out a win in opposition to East Carolina, although, the chances will get considerably more durable.
BYU nonetheless has two highway video games remaining — at Boise State and Stanford — and the Cougars at the moment are the underdogs in these matchups, per ESPN’s Soccer Energy Index.
Bowl projections for Utah State soccer after Week 8
- Kyle Bonagura, ESPN: None
- Mark Schlabach, ESPN: None
- Brett McMurphy, Motion Community: None
- Jerry Palm, CBS Sports activities: None
- Erick Smith, USA As we speak: None
- Faculty Soccer Information: None
- Brad Crawford, 247 Sports activities: None
- Kerry Miller, Bleacher Report: None
Utah State’s bowl hopes took an enormous hit after the Aggies (3-5) misplaced at Wyoming — and because of this, after having two nationwide specialists transfer USU into bowl territory final week, now none have the Aggies bowl sure.
That leaves Utah State needing three wins in its last 4 video games to grow to be bowl eligible.
Whereas the Aggies are favored by ESPN’s Soccer Energy Index metric of their subsequent two video games — vs. New Mexico, at Hawaii — they're important underdogs of their last two video games — vs. San Jose State, at Boise State.