Bahamas, ‘Bama, Florida, Detroit among potential bowl sites for Miami

Contributed photo by E.L. Hubbard Bare-chested Miami students react as the Miami RedHawks beat Ball State, for their sixth straight win, at Yager Stadium in Oxford Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2016.

Contributed photo by E.L. Hubbard Bare-chested Miami students react as the Miami RedHawks beat Ball State, for their sixth straight win, at Yager Stadium in Oxford Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2016.

Miami University earned a bowl bid Tuesday night with a come-from-behind 21-20 win over Ball State .

It marked the RedHawks’ sixth consecutive win after they started the season 0-6, and it earned the right to play in the postseason for the first time since 2010.

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Where might coach Chuck Martin’s team be headed?

Here are some candidates (via Miami Sports Information):

Mid-American Conference bowl partners

Raycom Media Camellia Bowl (Montgomery, Ala.) – Dec. 17, 5:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Miami Beach Bowl (Miami, Fla.) – Dec. 19, 2:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Famous Idaho Potato Bowl (Boise, Idaho) – Dec. 22, 7 p.m. (ESPN)

Dollar General Bowl (Mobile, Ala.) – Dec. 23, 8 p.m. (ESPN)

Popeyes Bahamas Bowl (Nassau, Bahamas) – Dec. 23, 1 p.m. (ESPN)

Boca Raton Bowl (Boca Raton, Fla.) – Dec. 20, 7 p.m. (ESPN)

St. Petersburg Bowl (St. Petersburg, Fla.)- Dec. 26, 11 a.m. (ESPN)

Quick Lane Bowl (Detroit, Mich.) – Dec. 26, 2:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Miami is one of seven MAC teams to attain bowl eligibility, joining Western Michigan, Toledo, Ohio, Eastern Michigan and Central Michigan.

Bowl assignments figure to be finalized Dec. 4 after the College Football Playoff field is set.

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