ROSEMONT, Ill. – Nine Big Ten schools were selected for bowl competition on Sunday, highlighted by invitations to College Football Playoff bowls for Michigan, Ohio State and Penn State.
The Wolverines were ranked No. 2 by the College Football Playoff selection committee and will face No. 3 TCU on Dec. 31 at 4 p.m. ET at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Ariz. This will be the first-ever matchup between Michigan and TCU, and it will be the 50th bowl game appearance in program history.
The College Football Playoff committee also announced that No. 1 Georgia would face No. 4 Ohio State in the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl to be played on Dec. 31 at 8 p.m. ET at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta. The Buckeyes will appear in the Peach Bowl for the first time in program history and becomes the seventh different…