College Football Playoff 2015 TV coverage has the Rose Bowl between Oregon and Florida State, followed by the Sugar Bowl between Alabama and Ohio State.
And there is much rejoicing! The playoff system that college football fans have been clamoring for is finally here! The Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif., and the Allstate Sugar Bowl at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans on Jan. 1 are the semifinals determining who plays in the national championship game Jan. 12. The Rose Bowl matchup has No. 2 Oregon against No. 3 Florida State (5pm ET, ESPN), followed by No. 1 Alabama against No. 4 Ohio State in the Sugar Bowl (8:30pm ET, ESPN).
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College Football Playoff & New Year’s Six Schedule
Date |
Time (ET) |
Game |
Network |
Wed, Dec 31 |
12:30 p.m. |
Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl: No. 9 Ole Miss vs. No. 6 TCUTV: Joe Tessitore, Brock Huard & Shannon SpakeRadio: Dave Neal, Andre Ware & Laura Rutledge |
ESPN & ESPN Radio |
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4 p.m. |
VIZIO Fiesta Bowl: No. 20 Boise State vs. No. 10 ArizonaTV: Sean McDonough, Chris Spielman & Todd McShayRadio: Dave Flemming, Danny Kanell & Allison Williams |
ESPN & ESPN Radio |
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8 p.m. |
Capital One Orange Bowl: No. 7 Mississippi State vs. No. 12 Georgia TechTV: Brent Musburger, Jesse Palmer & Maria TaylorRadio: Bill Rosinski, David Norrie & Joe Schad |
ESPN & ESPN Radio |
Thu, Jan 1 |
12:30 p.m. |
Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic: No. 8 Michigan State vs. No. 5 BaylorTV: Dave Pasch, Brian Griese & Tom LuginbillRadio: Brad Sham, Kelly Stouffer & Ian Fitzsimmons |
ESPN & ESPN Radio |
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5 p.m. |
Rose Bowl Game Presented by Northwestern Mutual College Football Playoff Semifinal: No. 2 Oregon vs. No. 3 Florida StateTV: Chris Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit, Heather Cox & Tom RinaldiRadio: Sean McDonough, Chris Spielman & Todd McShay |
ESPN & ESPN Radio; ESPN Deportes |
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8:30 p.m. |
Allstate Sugar Bowl College Football Playoff Semifinal: No. 1 Alabama vs. No. 4 Ohio StateTV: Brad Nessler, Todd Blackledge & Holly RoweRadio: Bill Rosinski, David Norrie & Joe Schad |
ESPN & ESPN Radio; ESPN Deportes |
Mon, Jan 12 |
8:30 p.m. |
College Football Playoff National Championship Presented by AT&T: TBD vs. TBDTV: Chris Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit, Heather Cox & Tom RinaldiRadio: Mike Tirico, Todd Blackledge, Holly Rowe & Joe Schad |
ESPN & ESPN Radio; ESPN Deportes |
College Football January 2015 Bowl Schedule
THURSDAY, JAN. 1 | ||||
Outback Bowl | Auburn vs. Wisconsin | Tampa, Fla. | 12pm | ESPN2 |
Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic | No. 8 Michigan State vs. No. 5 Baylor | Arlington, Texas | 12:30pm | ESPN |
Buffalo Wild Wings Citrus Bowl | Missouri vs. Minnesota | Orlando, Fla. | 1pm | ABC |
College Football Playoff Semifinal: Rose Bowl Game Presented By Northwestern Mutual | No. 2 Oregon vs. No. 3 Florida State | Pasadena, Calif. | 5pm | ESPN |
College Football Playoff Semifinal: Allstate Sugar Bowl | No. 1 Alabama vs. No. 4 Ohio State | New Orleans | 8:30pm | ESPN |
FRIDAY, JAN. 2 | ||||
Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl | Houston vs. Pittsburgh | Fort Worth, Texas | 12pm | ESPN |
TaxSlayer Bowl | Iowa vs. Tennessee | Jacksonville, Fla. | 3:20pm | ESPN |
Valero Alamo Bowl | Kansas State vs. UCLA | San Antonio | 6:45pm | ESPN |
TicketCity Cactus Bowl | Washington vs. Oklahoma State | Tempe, Ariz. | 10:15pm | ESPN |
SATURDAY, JAN. 3 | ||||
Birmingham Bowl | East Carolina vs. Florida | Birmingham, Ala. | 12pm | ESPN |
SUNDAY, JAN. 4 | ||||
GoDaddy Bowl | Toledo vs. Arkansas State | Mobile, Ala. | 9pm | ESPN |
SATURDAY, JAN. 10 | ||||
Medal of Honor Bowl | Charleston, S.C. | 2:30pm | NBCSN | |
MONDAY, JAN. 12 | ||||
College Football Playoff National Championship Presented By AT&T | Arlington, Texas | 8:30pm | ESPN |
To the morons/imbeciles/idiot espn execs who set up these bowl games, I have the perfect bowl for you– THE TOILET BOWL! The fun of it will be dropping you all into it and flushing! This will make the fans extremely happy to know you won’t be around to set up another bowl season. This one was the pits! Pat Kent