Bonagura projects a Florida matchup against the North Carolina State Wolfpack in the Birmingham Bowl at Protective Stadium in Birmingham, Alabama. That game is scheduled to be played on Friday, Dec. 27 at either noon or 3:30 p.m. ET and will be broadcast on ESPN.

Florida football clinched a bowl berth two weekends ago with a win over the Ole Miss Rebels in the Swamp and then solidified its first winning campaign in four years in Tallahassee on Saturday with a 31-11 win over the Florida State Seminoles.

The Florida Gators (7-5, 4-4 SEC) trounced out rival Florida State (2-10, 1-7 ACC), 31-11, to finish off the season. They clinched their first winning season since 2020 and have a chance to win eight games for the first time since that same year.

The Florida State Seminoles (2-10, 1-7 ACC) lost their final game of the regular season on Saturday, falling to the Florida