ESPN’s entire 41-game bowl slate begins Friday, Dec. 17. Their postseason college football coverage is highlighted by the exclusive presentation of the College Football Playoff, which begins with the Semifinals on Friday, Dec. 31. The College Football Playoff Semifinal at the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic features No. 1 Alabama vs. No. 4 Cincinnati (3:30 p.m. ET) from AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, followed by the CFP Semifinal at the Capital One Orange Bowl between No. 2 Michigan and No. 3 Georgia (7:30 p.m.) from Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Fla
The winners of the semifinals will play in the CFP National Championship Presented by AT&T (8 p.m. ET) at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Ind. on Monday, Jan. 10.
ESPN’s presentation of the New Year’s Six will begin with the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl between No. 10 Michigan State and No. 12 Pittsburgh on Thursday, Dec. 30 at 7 p.m. The PlayStation Fiesta Bowl kicks off New Year’s Six action on New Year’s Day, featuring No. 5 Notre Dame and No. 9 Oklahoma State at 1 p.m. on ESPN. At 5 p.m., the Rose Bowl Game presented by Capital One Venture X. At 8:45 p.m., No. 7 Baylor takes on No. 8 Ole Miss in the Allstate Sugar Bowl from the Big Easy.
ESPN Events announced the matchups for its 18 owned and operated college football bowl games for the 2021-22 Bowl Season. The Bahamas Bowl (noon, ESPN) and Tailgreeter Cure Bowl (6 p.m., ESPN2) kick off the schedule on Friday, Dec. 17. Sixteen of the ESPN Events bowl games will air on ESPN while the Tailgreeter Cure Bowl will air on ESPN2, and the Cricket Celebration Bowl on Saturday, Dec. 18 will air on ABC at noon. The schedule also includes the addition of the inaugural Wasabi Fenway Bowl in Boston on Wednesday, Dec. 29 (11 a.m., ESPN) and the new Frisco Football Classic, which will be played Thursday, Dec. 23 (3:30 p.m., ESPN) in Frisco, Texas.
The following is the college football’s bowl schedule (ranks according to the weekly College Football Playoff committee poll), including dates, start times, TV networks and scheduled announcers.
All times Eastern; schedule subject to change.
Friday, December 17, 2021
12:00 PM: Bahamas Bowl (ESPN)
Middle Tennessee vs. Toledo
Announcers: Kevin Neghandi, Booger McFarland, Katie George
Friday, December 17, 2021
6:00 PM: Cure Bowl (ESPN2)
Coastal Carolina vs. Northern Illinois
Announcers: Mike Morgan, Kurt Morrison, Dawn Davenport
Saturday, December 18, 2021
11:00 AM: Celebration Bowl (ABC)
South Carolina State vs. Jackson State
Announcers: Mark Jones, Robert Griffin III, Jay Walker, Quint Kessenich, Tiffany Greene
Saturday, December 18, 2021
11:00 AM: Boca Raton Bowl (ESPN)
Western Kentucky vs. Appalachian State
Announcers: Clay Matvick, Rocky Boiman, Tiffany Blackmon
Saturday, December 18, 2021
2:15 PM: New Mexico Bowl (ESPN)
Fresno State vs. UTEP
Announcers: John Schriffen, Rene Ingoglia, Stormy Buonantony
Saturday, December 18, 2021
3:30 PM: Independence Bowl (ABC)
[#13] BYU vs. UAB
Announcers: Roy Philpott, Cole Cubelic, Paul Carcaterra
Saturday, December 18, 2021
5:45 PM: LendingTree Bowl (ESPN)
Eastern Michigan vs. Liberty
Announcers: Chris Cotter, Mark Helfrich, Jaylyn Johnson
Saturday, December 18, 2021
7:30 PM: LA Bowl (ABC)
Utah State vs. Oregon State
Announcers: Joe Tessitore, Jesse Palmer, Laura Rutledge
Saturday, December 18, 2021
9:15 PM: New Orleans Bowl (ESPN)
Marshall vs. [#23] Louisiana
Announcers: Anish Shroff, Mike Golic Jr., Taylor McGregor
Monday, December 20, 2021
2:30 PM: Myrtle Beach Bowl (ESPN)
Old Dominion vs. Tulsa
Announcers: Kevin Brown, Hutson Mason, Marty Smith
Tuesday, December 21, 2021
3:30 PM: Famous Idaho Potato Bowl (ESPN)
Wyoming vs. Kent State
Announcers: Bill Roth, Kelly Stouffer, Lauren Sisler
Tuesday, December 21, 2021
7:30 PM: Frisco Bowl (ESPN)
UTSA vs. [#24] San Diego State
Announcers: Clay Matvick, Rocky Boiman, Tiffany Blackmon
Wednesday, December 22, 2021
8:00 PM: Armed Forces Bowl (ESPN)
Army West Point vs. Missouri
Announcers: Tiffany Greene, Jay Walker, Kris Budden
Thursday, December 23, 2021
3:30 PM: Frisco Football Classic (ESPN)
North Texas vs. Miami (OH)
Announcers: Clay Matvick, Rocky Boiman, Tiffany Blackmon
Thursday, December 23, 2021
7:00 PM: Gasparilla Bowl (ESPN)
Florida vs. UCF
Announcers: Wes Durham, Roddy Jones, Taylor Davis
Friday, December 24, 2021
8:00 PM: Hawaii Bowl (ESPN)
Hawaii vs. Missouri
Announcers: Jason Benetti, Andre Ware, Paul Carcaterra
Saturday, December 25, 2021
2:30 PM: Camellia Bowl (ESPN)
Georgia State vs. Ball State
Announcers: Roy Philpott, Hutson Mason, Abby Labar
Monday, December 27, 2021
11:00 AM: Quick Lane Bowl (ESPN)
Nevada vs. Western Michigan
Announcers: Mike Couzens, Dustin Fox, Taylor McGregor
Monday, December 27, 2021
2:30 PM: Military Bowl (ESPN)
ECU vs. Boston College
Announcers: Brian Custer, Kelly Stouffer, Quint Kessenich
Tuesday, December 28, 2021
12:00 PM: Birmingham Bowl (ESPN)
Auburn vs. [#20] Houston
Announcers: Wes Durham, Eric MacLain, Taylor Davis
Tuesday, December 28, 2021
3:15 PM: First Responder Bowl (ESPN)
Louisville vs. Air Force
Announcers: Chris Cotter, Mark Herzlich, Jaylyn Johnson
Tuesday, December 28, 2021
6:45 PM: Liberty Bowl (ESPN)
Texas Tech vs. Mississippi State
Announcers: Dave Neal, Deuce McAllister, Andraya Carter
Tuesday, December 28, 2021
8:00 PM: Holiday Bowl (Fox)
[#18] NC State vs. UCLA
Announcers: Gus Johnson, Joel Klatt, Jenny Taft
Tuesday, December 28, 2021
10:15 PM: Guaranteed Rate Bowl (ESPN)
West Virginia vs. Minnesota
Announcers: Dave Flemming, Rod Gilmore, Stormy Buonantony
Wednesday, December 29, 2021
11:00 AM: Fenway Bowl (ESPN)
Virginia vs. SMU
Announcers: Dave O’Brien, Tim Hasselbeck, Kelsey Riggs
Wednesday, December 29, 2021
2:15 PM: Pinstripe Bowl (ESPN)
Maryland vs. Virginia State
Announcers: Matt Barrie, Roddy Jones, Sam Acho
Wednesday, December 29, 2021
5:45 PM: Cheez-It Bowl (ESPN)
Iowa State vs. [#19] Clemson
Announcers: Dave Pasch, Dusty Dvoracek, Tom Luginbill
Wednesday, December 29, 2021
9:15 PM: Alamo Bowl (ESPN)
[#16] Oklahoma vs. [#14] Oregon
Announcers: Jason Benetti, Andre Ware, Paul Carcaterra
Thursday, December 30, 2021
11:30 AM: Duke’s Mayo Bowl (ESPN)
North Carolina vs. South Carolina
Announcers: Anish Shroff, Mike Golic Jr., Taylor McGregor
Thursday, December 30, 2021
3:00 PM: Music City Bowl (ESPN)
Purdue vs. Tennessee
Announcers: Tom Hart, Jordan Rodgers, Cole Cubelic
Thursday, December 30, 2021
7:00 PM: Peach Bowl (ESPN)
[#12] Pitt vs. [#10] Michigan State
Announcers: Mark Jones, Robert Griffin III, Quint Kessenich
Thursday, December 30, 2021
10:30 PM: Las Vegas Bowl (ESPN)
Wisconsin vs. Arizona State
Announcers: Beth Mowins, Kirk Morrison, Dawn Davenport
Friday, December 31, 2021
11:00 AM: Gator Bowl (ESPN)
[#17] Wake Forest vs. [#25] Texas A&M
Announcers: Taylor Zarzour, Matt Stinchcomb, Alyssa Lang
Friday, December 31, 2021
12:30 PM: Sun Bowl (CBS)
Miami (FL) vs. Washington State
Announcers: Brad Nessler, Gary Danielson, Jamie Erdahl
Friday, December 31, 2021
2:00 PM: Arizona Bowl (Barstool Sports)
Central Michigan vs. Boise State
Announcers: Dan Katz, Dave Portnoy
Friday, December 31, 2021
3:30 PM: College Football Playoff National Semifinal: Cotton Bowl (ESPN)
[#4] Cincinnati vs. [#1] Alabama
Announcers: Sean McDonough, Todd Blackledge, Molly McGrath, Laura Rutledge
Friday, December 31, 2021
7:30 PM: College Football Playoff National Semifinal: Orange Bowl (ESPN)
[#3] Georgia vs. [#2] Michigan
Announcers: Chris Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit, Holly Rowe, Marty Smith
Saturday, January 1, 2022
12:00 PM: Outback Bowl (ESPN2)
Penn State vs. [#21] Arkansas
Announcers: Dave Flemming, Rod Gilmore, Stormy Buonantony
Saturday, January 1, 2022
1:00 PM: Fiesta Bowl (ESPN)
[#9] Oklahoma State vs. [#5] Notre Dame
Announcers: Bob Wischusen, Dan Orlovsky, Kris Budden
Saturday, January 1, 2022
1:00 PM: Citrus Bowl (ABC)
[#15] Iowa vs. [#22] Kentucky
Announcers: Dave Pasch, Dusty Dvoracek, Tom Luginbill
Saturday, January 1, 2022
5:00 PM: Rose Bowl (ESPN)
[#6] Ohio State vs. [#11] Utah
Announcers: Chris Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit, Holly Rowe, Tiffany Blackmon
Saturday, January 1, 2022
8:45 PM: Sugar Bowl (ESPN)
[#7] Baylor vs. [#8] Ole Miss
Announcers: Joe Tessitore, Greg McElroy, Katie George
Tuesday, January 4, 2022
9:00 PM: Texas Bowl (ESPN)
Kansas State vs. LSU
Announcers: Dave O’Brien, Tim Hasselbeck, Kelsey Riggs
Monday, January 10, 2022
8:00 PM: College Football Playoff National Championship (ESPN)
Announcers: Chris Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit, Holly Rowe, Molly McGrath
