College Football Playoffs and bowls: Plenty to talk about with final pairings, and bowl withdrawals (full CFP and bowl schedule)
College Football Playoffs
Indiana grabs top seed in College Football Playoff. Alabama and Miami make it, Notre Dame left out
Yurachek reveals why CFP handled Alabama, BYU differently after championship losses
Tulane-Mississippi rematch is set for CFP’s first round with winner playing Georgia in Sugar Bowl
Defending national champion Ohio State to 3rd straight Cotton Bowl, will face Miami or Texas A&M
Texas Tech heading to Orange Bowl, where upstart JMU or Oregon will be waiting
Notre Dame opts out of bowl game after getting ‘punched in the stomach’ by CFP
Vanderbilt was serious about scheduling a 13th game to bolster its CFP chances
What Ole Miss' Pete Golding said on CFP, Charlie Weis in first interview since Lane Kiffin left
First-round matchups
Friday, Dec. 19
No. 9 Alabama at No. 8 Oklahoma, 8 p.m. ET on ABC, ESPN
Saturday, Dec. 20
No. 10 Miami at No. 7 Texas A&M, Noon ET on ABC, ESPN
No. 11 Tulane at No. 6 Ole Miss, 3:30 p.m. ET on TNT, truTV, HBO Max
No. 12 James Madison at No. 5 Oregon, 7:30 p.m ET on TNT, truTV, HBO Max
Quarterfinals
Wednesday, Dec. 31
Cotton Bowl: No. 2 Ohio State vs. Texas A&M/Miami — 7:30 p.m. ET, ESPN
Thursday, Jan. 1
Orange Bowl: No. 4 Texas Tech vs. Oregon/James Madison — Noon ET, ESPN
Rose Bowl: No. 1 Indiana vs. Oklahoma/Alabama — 4 p.m. ET, ESPN
Sugar Bowl: No. 3 Georgia vs. Ole Miss/Tulane — 8 p.m. ET, ESPN
Semifinals
Thursday, Jan. 8
Fiesta Bowl (Glendale, Ariz.) — 7:30 p.m. ET, ESPN
Friday, Jan. 9
Peach Bowl (Atlanta) — 7:30 p.m. ET, ESPN
CFP National Championship
Monday, Jan. 19
College Football/Bowls
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UCF football will not play bowl game after Notre Dame, others opt out
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Big 12 fines Iowa State, Kansas State $500K each for opting out of bowl games
Bowl Schedule
Saturday, Dec. 13
Cricket Celebration Bowl (Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia)
South Carolina State vs. Prairie View A&M
Noon, ABC
Bucked Up LA Bowl (SoFi Stadium, Inglewood, California)
Boise State vs. Washington
8 p.m., ABC
Tuesday, Dec. 16
IS4S Salute to Veterans Bowl (Cramton Bowl, Montgomery, Alabama)
Troy vs. Jacksonville State
9 p.m., ESPN
Wednesday, Dec. 17
StaffDNA Cure Bowl (Camping World Stadium, Orlando, Florida)
Old Dominion vs. South Florida
5 p.m., ESPN
68 Ventures Bowl (Hancock Whitney Stadium, Mobile, Alabama)
Louisiana vs. Delaware
8:30 p.m., ESPN
Thursday, Dec. 18
Xbox Bowl (Ford Center at The Star, Frisco, Texas)
Missouri State vs. Arkansas State
9 p.m., ESPN2
Friday, Dec. 19
Myrtle Beach Bowl Presented by Engine (Brooks Stadium, Conway, South Carolina)
Kennesaw State vs. Western Michigan
11 a.m., ESPN
Union Home Mortgage Gasparilla Bowl (Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Florida)
Memphis vs. North Carolina State
2:30 p.m., ESPN
College Football Playoff, First Round Game One (Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, Norman, Oklahoma)
No. 8 Oklahoma vs. No. 9 Alabama
8 p.m., ABC, ESPN
Saturday, Dec. 20
College Football Playoff, First Round Game Two (Kyle Field, College Station, Texas)
No. 10 Miami vs. No. 7 Texas A&M
Noon, ABC, ESPN
College Football Playoff, First Round Game Three (Vaught-Hemingway Stadium, Oxford, Mississippi)
No. 11 Tulane vs. No. 6 Ole Miss
3:30 p.m., TNT
College Football Playoff, First Round Game Four (Autzen Stadium, Eugene, Oregon)
No. 12 James Madison vs. No. 5 Oregon
7:30 p.m., TNT
Monday, Dec. 22
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl (Albertsons Stadium, Boise, Idaho)
Washington State vs. Utah State
2 p.m., ESPN
Tuesday, Dec. 23
Bush's Boca Raton Bowl (Flagler Credit Union Stadium, Boca Raton, Florida)
Toledo vs. Louisville
2 p.m., ESPN
New Orleans Bowl (Caesars Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana)
Western Kentucky vs. Southern Miss
5:30 p.m., ESPN
Scooter's Coffee Frisco Bowl (Ford Center at The Star, Frisco, Texas)
UNLV vs. Ohio
9 p.m., ESPN
Wednesday, Dec. 24
Sheraton Hawai'i Bowl (Clarence T.C. Ching Athletics Complex, Honolulu, Hawai'i)
California vs. Hawaii
8 p.m., ESPN
Friday, Dec. 26
GameAbove Sports Bowl (Ford Field, Detroit, Michigan)
Central Michigan vs. Northwestern
1 p.m., ESPN
Rate Bowl (Chase Field, Phoenix, Arizona)
New Mexico vs. Minnesota
4:30 p.m., ESPN
SERVPRO First Responder Bowl (Gerald J. Ford Stadium, Dallas, Texas)
Florida International vs. Texas-San Antonio
8 p.m., ESPN
Saturday, Dec. 27
Go Bowling Military Bowl (Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, Annapolis, Maryland)
Pittsburgh vs. East Carolina
11 a.m., ESPN
Bad Boy Mowers Pinstripe Bowl (Yankee Stadium, Bronx, New York)
Penn State vs. Clemson
Noon, ABC
Wasabi Fenway Bowl (Fenway Park, Boston, Massachusetts)
UConn vs. Army
2:15 p.m., ESPN
Pop-Tarts Bowl (Camping World Stadium, Orlando, Florida)
BYU vs. Georgia Tech
3:30 p.m., ABC
Snoop Dogg Arizona Bowl (Arizona Stadium, Tucson, Arizona)
Miami (OH) vs. Fresno State
4:30 p.m., CW Network
Isleta New Mexico Bowl (University Stadium, Albuquerque, New Mexico)
North Texas vs. San Diego State
5:45 p.m., ESPN
TaxSlayer Gator Bowl (EverBank Stadium, Jacksonville, Florida)
Virginia vs. Missouri
7:30 p.m. ABC
Kinder's Texas Bowl (NRG Stadium, Houston, Texas)
LSU vs. Houston
9:15 p.m., ESPN
Monday, Dec. 29
JLAB Birmingham Bowl (Protective Stadium, Birmingham, Alabama)
Georgia Southern vs. App State
2 p.m., ESPN
Tuesday, Dec. 30
Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl (Independence Stadium, Shreveport, Louisiana)
Coastal Carolina vs. Louisiana Tech
2 p.m., ESPN
Liberty Mutual Music City Bowl (Nissan Stadium, Nashville, Tennessee)
Tennessee vs. Illinois
5:30 p.m., ESPN
Valero Alamo Bowl (Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas)
USC vs. TCU
9 p.m., ESPN
Wednesday, Dec. 31
ReliaQuest Bowl (Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Florida)
Iowa vs. Vanderbilt
Noon, ESPN
Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl (Sun Bowl Stadium, El Paso, Texas)
Arizona State vs. Duke
2 p.m., CBS
Cheez-It Citrus Bowl (Camping World Stadium, Orlando, Florida)
Michigan vs. Texas
3 p.m., ABC
SRS Distribution Las Vegas Bowl (Allegiant Stadium, Las Vegas, Nevada)
Nebraska vs. Utah
3:30 p.m., ESPN
CFP Quarterfinal at the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic (AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas)
Miami-Texas A&M winner vs. No. 2 Ohio State
7:30 p.m., ESPN
Friday, Jan. 2
CFP Quarterfinal at the Capital One Orange Bowl (Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida)
James Madison-Oregon winner vs. No. 4 Texas Tech
Noon, ESPN
Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl (Amon G. Carter Stadium, Fort Worth, Texas)
Rice vs. Texas State
1 p.m., ESPN
CFP Quarterfinal at the Rose Bowl Game Presented by Prudential (Rose Bowl, Pasadena, California)
Alabama-Oklahoma winner vs. No. 1 Indiana
4 p.m., ESPN
AutoZone Liberty Bowl (Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium, Memphis, Tennessee)
Navy vs. Cincinnati
4:30 p.m., ESPN
Duke's Mayo Bowl (Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, North Carolina)
Wake Forest vs. Mississippi State
8 p.m., ESPN
Trust & Will Holiday Bowl (Snapdragon Stadium, San Diego, CA)
Arizona vs. SMU
8 p.m., Fox
CFP Quarterfinal at the Allstate Sugar Bowl (Caesars Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana)
Tulane-Ole Miss winner vs. No. 3 Georgia
8 p.m., ESPN
Thursday, Jan. 8
CFP Semifinal at the Vrbo Fiesta Bowl (State Farm Stadium, Glendale, Arizona)
7:30 p.m., ESPN
Friday, Jan. 9
CFP Semifinal at the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl (Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia)
7:30 p.m., ESPN
Monday, Jan. 19
CFP National Championship Presented by AT&T (Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida)
7:30 p.m., ESPN