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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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