Bowl Projections for West Virginia Entering Week 8

It may not feel like it after West Virginia's 28-16 loss to Iowa State on Saturday and with Neal Brown's interesting comments in a message to the fanbase on Monday, but there is still a lot for WVU to play for this season.

The Mountaineers enter this week's showdown with No. 17 Kansas State with a chance to stay in the Big 12 Conference title race. A loss doesn't necessarily eliminate them, but makes it incredibly difficult to secure a spot in Dallas having already lost head-to-head matchups with two other teams in the mix. It also gives WVU very little wiggle room as a third loss pretty much does them in.

As we do each week, it's time to take a look around the web to see where folks project the Mountaineers to go bowling this season.

Action Network: AutoZone Liberty Bowl vs. Vanderbilt

Athlon Sports: AutoZone Liberty Bowl vs. Kentucky

CBS Sports: AutoZone Liberty Bowl vs. Arkansas

College Football News: AutoZone Liberty Bowl vs. South Carolina

ESPN (Kyle Bonagura): AutoZone Liberty Bowl vs. Missouri

ESPN (Mark Schlabach): Lockheed Armed Forces Bowl vs. Kentucky

USA Today: First Responder Bowl vs. Washington

West Virginia On SI: First Responder Bowl vs. Tulane

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