College Football: Bowl Season Culminates Monday with VIZIO BCS National Championship

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College Football: Bowl Season Culminates Monday with VIZIO BCS National Championship

ESPN’s extensive college football bowl coverage – 34 of the 35 games across ESPN networks, including all five Bowl Championship Series (BCS) matchups – will conclude with the VIZIO BCS National Championship (No. 1 Florida State vs. No. 2 Auburn) on Monday, Jan. 6, at 8:30 p.m. ET across six television networks plus audio and digital platforms.

The remaining schedule will be highlighted by four BCS games on ESPN, ESPN Radio and ESPN Deportes, plus 10 additional postseason bowl games across several networks.

Highlights:

  • The Chick-fil-A Bowl featuring No. 24 Duke vs. No. 21 Texas A&M kicks off New Year’s Eve on ESPN and ESPN Radio at 8 p.m.
  • The 100th Rose Bowl Game Presented by VIZIO (No. 5 Stanford vs. No. 4 Michigan State) airs at 5 p.m. on New Year’s Day, followed by the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl (No. 15 UCF vs. No. 6 Baylor) at 8:30 p.m. — both on ESPN, ESPN Radio and ESPN Deportes.
  • Also on New Year’s Day: TaxSlayer.com Gator Bowl (Nebraska vs. No. 22 Georgia) at noon on ESPN2, Capital One Bowl (No. 19 Wisconsin vs. No. 9 South Carolina) at 1 p.m. on ABC and ESPN Radio, and the Outback Bowl (Iowa vs. No. 16 LSU) at 1 p.m. on ESPN and ESPN Radio.
  • Thursday’s only game – the Allstate Sugar Bowl – between No. 11 Oklahoma and No. 3 Alabama at 8:30 p.m. on ESPN, ESPN Radio and ESPN Deportes.
  • The Discover Orange Bowl matchup of No. 12 Clemson vs. No. 7 Ohio State airs Friday at 8:30 p.m. on ESPN, ESPN Radio and ESPN Deportes.
  • The AT&T Cotton Bowl (No. 13 Oklahoma State vs. No. 8 Missouri) on Saturday at 7:30 p.m. on ESPN Radio.
  • ESPN Regional Television (ERT) owned-and-operated games wind down with the Heart of Dallas Bowl Presented by PlainsCapital Bank on New Year’s Day, featuring UNLV vs. North Texas on ESPNU and the BBVA Compass Bowl on Saturday, Jan. 4, with Vanderbilt vs. Houston at 1 p.m. on ESPN and ESPN Radio.

Bowl Championship Series

Date Time (ET) Bowl Game Networks
Wed, Jan 1 5 p.m. Rose Bowl Game Presented by VIZIO: No. 5 Stanford vs. No. 4 Michigan State
TV: Brent Musburger, Kirk Herbstreit & Heather Cox
Radio:
Bill Rosinkski, David Norrie & Joe Schad
ESPN, ESPN Radio & ESPN Deportes
  8:30 p.m. Tostitos Fiesta Bowl: No. 15 UCF vs. No. 6 Baylor
TV: Sean McDonough, Chris Spielman & Shannon Spake
Radio: Bob Wischusen, Rod Gilmore & Quint Kessenich
ESPN, ESPN Radio & ESPN Deportes
Thu, Jan 2 8:30 p.m. Allstate Sugar Bowl: No. 11 Oklahoma vs. No. 3 Alabama
TV: Brad Nessler, Todd Blackledge & Holly Rowe
Radio: Bill Rosinkski, David Norrie & Joe Schad
ESPN, ESPN Radio & ESPN Deportes
Fri, Jan 3 8:30 p.m. Discover Orange Bowl: No. 12 Clemson vs. No. 7 Ohio State
TV: Joe Tessitore, Matt Millen & Maria Taylor
Radio: Sean McDonough, Chris Spielman & Shannon Spake
ESPN, ESPN Radio & ESPN Deportes+
Mon, Jan 6 8:30 p.m. VIZIO BCS National Championship: No. 1 Florida State vs. No. 2 Auburn
TV: Brent Musburger, Kirk Herbstreit, Heather Cox & Tom Rinaldi
Radio: Mike Tirico, Todd Blackledge, Holly Rowe & Joe Schad
ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNEWS, ESPN Classic, ESPN Radio, ESPN3, ESPN Deportes, ESPN Goal Line

Additional Postseason Bowl Games

Date Time (ET) Bowl Game Networks
Tue, Dec 31 12:30 p.m. AdvoCare V100 Bowl: Arizona vs. Boston College
Tom Hart, John Congemi & Niki Noto
ESPN
  4 p.m. AutoZone Liberty Bowl: Rice vs. Mississippi State
TV: Bob Wischusen, Rod Gilmore & Quint Kessenich
Radio: Beth Mowins, Joey Galloway & Paul Carcaterra
ESPN & ESPN Radio
  8 p.m. Chick-fil-A Bowl: No. 24 Duke vs. No. 21 Texas A&M
TV: Rece Davis, Jesse Palmer, David Pollack & Samantha Ponder
Radio: Dave Neal, Andre Ware & Cara Capuano
ESPN & ESPN Radio
Wed, Jan 1 Noon TaxSlayer.com Gator Bowl: Nebraska vs. No. 22 Georgia
Mike Patrick, Ed Cunningham & Jeannine Edwards
ESPN2
    Heart of Dallas Bowl Presented by PlainsCapital Bank: UNLV vs. North Texas
Clay Matvick, Matt Stinchcomb & Dawn Davenport
ESPNU
  1 p.m. Capital One Bowl: No. 19 Wisconsin vs. No. 9 South Carolina
TV: Dave Pasch, Brian Griese & Tom Luginbill
Radio: Dave Lamont, Ray Bentley & Ian Fitzsimmons
ABC & ESPN Radio
    Outback Bowl: Iowa vs. No. 16 LSU
TV: Mike Tirico, Jon Gruden & Lisa Salters
Radio: Carter Blackburn, Danny Kanell & Allison Williams
ESPN & ESPN Radio
Fri, Jan 3 7:30 p.m. AT&T Cotton Bowl: No. 13 Oklahoma State vs. No. 8 Missouri
Brad Sham, Ed Cunningham & Ian Fitzsimmons
ESPN Radio
Sat, Jan 4 1 p.m. BBVA Compass Bowl: Vanderbilt vs. Houston
TV: Dave Neal, Andre Ware & Dawn Davenport
Radio: Adam Amin, Rene Ingoglia & TBD
ESPN & ESPN Radio
Sun, Jan 5 9 p.m. GoDaddy Bowl: Arkansas State vs. Ball State
Carter Blackburn, Danny Kanell & Allison Williams
ESPN

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Rachel Margolis Siegal

A part of the Internal Communications team at ESPN, I began with the network in 2010 as part of the College Sports PR team. Always an avid sports fan and not an athlete – I grew up a huge fan of the Hartford Whalers, while also watching my brother compete at different levels. I became the manager of several high school sports teams and continued that hobby into college. While at Quinnipiac, I worked in the Sports Information Department, which led me to a summer internship at the New Haven Ravens, a AA baseball team, and an eventual job with the Athletic Communications Department at the University of Connecticut. After my five-year stint at Connecticut, I spent six years as Director of Communications at the BIG EAST Conference in Providence, R.I. before joining ESPN.
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