It was a banner day for college football and not in a good way resulting in a wild turn of events to set up the New Year’s Six Bowl games.
No. 10 Penn State heads to Atlanta and the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl for the first time in program history to take on No. 11 Ole Miss. It will be the first meeting between the two programs and pits James Franklin against Lane Kiffin.
The game will be televised on ESPN and kicks off at Noon from Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta on December 30th.
Here’s what social media had to say:
Penn State gets its first ever trip to the @CFAPeachBowl vs. Ole Miss!
Letโs go! https://t.co/HoKXswIiNb
โ Allie Berube (@allieberube) December 3, 2023
Biggest Storyline to Watch in Peach Bowl:
Eli Manning went to Ole Miss. Chad Powers, who some say is Eli Manning in disguise, tried out as a walk-on at Penn State.
Think fast, run fast: The Chad Powers Bowl. pic.twitter.com/e61Y2g3U6f
โ Justin Ciavolella (@jciavolella76) December 3, 2023
Statements from James Franklin and Pat Kraft on Penn Stateโs selection to the Peach Bowl:
James Franklin and Ole Miss head coach Lane Kiffin will address the media today at 5 p.m. pic.twitter.com/E0187gBJYM
โ Max Ralph (@maxralph_) December 3, 2023
Oklahoma beat No. 3 Texas on a neutral field and beat AAC Champ, 11-win SMU
Penn State beatโฆIowa?
Ole Miss beatโฆLSU?
Nonsense to have the #Sooners behind them – and if this was a year from now, it would be costing OU a playoff spot
โ Josh Callaway (@JoshMCallaway) December 3, 2023
Penn State opens as a 2.5 point favorite against Ole Miss in the Peach Bowl.
Penn State is 21-0 as favorites.
โ Hardcore Penn State Football (@HardcorePSUFB) December 3, 2023
There are three Big Ten vs. SEC matchups in New Yearโs Six bowls this year:
No. 1 Michigan vs. No. 4 Alabama
No. 7 Ohio State vs. No. 9 Missouri
No. 10 Penn State vs. No. 11 Ole MissLots of bragging rights on the line
โ Joel Haas (@Joel_Haas1) December 3, 2023
Another mediocre bowl for PSU, THANK YOU JAMES! ๐ https://t.co/Angih6EKsd
— Zez (@jordanzezza_17) December 3, 2023
Ho hum, a Bowl Game for the also rans. Congratulations @coachjfranklin.
— Scott D. Bluebond (@SBluebond) December 3, 2023
Eli Manning and Chad Powers to do the coin flip
— ParodyAgainst (@parodyagainst) December 3, 2023
10-2 Penn State vs 10-2 Ole Miss
Ole Miss looking to win 11 wins for the first time in program history.
Penn State trying to win 11 games for the 5th time under James Franklin and 20th time in program history. https://t.co/QrIzi8vrBG
— Dear Old State (@_DearOldState) December 3, 2023
Pretty happy with this, Peach Bowl was the game I was hoping PSU would get. Gives Franklin a chance to check another NY6 win off the list. Orange Bowl wasn't happening and unfortunately the Sugar Bowl is a playoff game https://t.co/OV8HF6LFDb
— zach schoeneman ๐ต๐ธ๐บ๐ฆ (@zcschoeneman) December 3, 2023
Okkkk! A game i may wanna attend https://t.co/t86yw74nG2
— G O D D E $ $ (@godivaagoddess) December 3, 2023
Yeah Iโll be there ๐ค๐ผ https://t.co/Zi155sl4ZO
— JM (@J_Mayer15) December 3, 2023
Oh, look, another 12 noon kickoff for Penn State ๐ https://t.co/UiRCbqYFnA
— Kyle (@mcnultyk9) December 3, 2023
HARD PASS https://t.co/Fu45ALY72E
— Justin Simpson (@BattleRedRaider) December 3, 2023
— Spencer (@SpencySpence_) December 3, 2023
For the next 27 days this is an Ole Miss hate account https://t.co/v4E7LGmVBi
— Elizabeth ๐ ๐ป Anne (@betseebelle) December 3, 2023
a 9am PST garbage bowl against a nobody. ๐๏ธ https://t.co/Fgf8InPiYu
— echoisthename ยฉ๏ธ ๐ฉ๐ด๐ค๐ญ (@echoisthename) December 3, 2023
Welcome to the A๐ฏ https://t.co/RPCNBjyhSt
— Samuel Leiter (@LeroySam07) December 3, 2023
I will only be referring to Penn State-Ole Miss as the Chad Powers Bowl. pic.twitter.com/JdHE7zas3e
— The Penn State Troll ๐ฆ๐ง (@ThePSUTroll) December 3, 2023
Penn State No. 10 in final College Football Playoff rankings.
PSU has finished in top 12 six times in the past eight seasons, so would have made 12-team playoff six times since 2016.
NO PROGRAM in the country will benefit more from a 12-team playoff than Penn State.— Cory Giger (@CoryGiger) December 3, 2023
Glad weโre no playing Liberty
— Bob Heinaman (@rbh1101) December 3, 2023
this is next level nasty work. nobody cares bro. https://t.co/8zBo36SZE3
— echoisthename ยฉ๏ธ ๐ฉ๐ด๐ค๐ญ (@echoisthename) December 3, 2023
I know what my Christmas present will be this year! @PennStateFball playing to be the first team to win every #NY6 bowl game. Can't wait! #WeAre https://t.co/fMkNOrSFxt
— Jonathan Fuentes (@thejonfuentes) December 3, 2023
Penn State and Ole Miss were often talked about as some of the best multi loss teams in the country, should be a fun battle in Atlanta. https://t.co/HjHNWyAdGT
— Big Ten Ted (@BigTenTed) December 3, 2023
Ole Miss coach Lane Kiffin asked about any early impressions/familiarity with Penn State's personnel: "Couple first-rounders on defense. I was hoping Coach Franklin would be announcing that they're opting out."
— Johnny McGonigal (@jmcgonigal9) December 3, 2023
