Central Georgia Sports ReportComment

College Football Playoffs and bowls: Plenty to talk about with final pairings, and bowl withdrawals (full CFP and bowl schedule), FCS playoffs

Central Georgia Sports ReportComment
College Football Playoffs and bowls: Plenty to talk about with final pairings, and bowl withdrawals (full CFP and bowl schedule), FCS playoffs

College Football Playoffs

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

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)

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)

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