College football finally has a real playoff. Over the next month, twelve teams will play eleven games to determine the next national champion – and you can stream it all on Sling TV.
Is undefeated Oregon the real deal? Has the SEC lost its dominance? Can a Group of Five conference program like Boise State take advantage of the expanded format? All those questions and more are going to be answered in the coming weeks.
College football playoff TV schedule
The addition of a first playoff round before bowl games adds unpredictability, excitement and a flavor of the NFL. The playoffs kick off in the home stadiums of four historic programs: South Bend, Indiana; State College, Pennsylvania; Austin, Texas and Columbus, Ohio. And as in the NFL playoffs, three of the playoff games are likely to be played in below-freezing weather.
There are classic match-ups of perennial powerhouses like Texas vs. Clemson and Ohio State vs. Tennessee, but also some intriguing matchups with upset potential. Promising upstarts like Indiana and SMU are headed out on the road to take on storied programs (Notre Dame and Penn State, respectively).
Then, over the New Year’s holiday, the winners of the first round will play Boise State in the Fiesta Bowl, Arizona State in the Peach Bowl, Oregon in the Rose Bowl and Georgia in the Sugar Bowl. The tournament will round out with the semi-finals on January 9-10 and the final on January 20.
Here’s the full schedule (all times EST):
Friday, Dec. 20
Saturday, Dec. 21
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No. 11 SMU at No. 6 Penn State at 12 p.m. on TNT/Max
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No. 12 Clemson at No. 5 Texas at 4 p.m. on TNT/Max
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No. 9 Tennessee at No. 8 Ohio State at 8 p.m. on ABC/ESPN
Tuesday, Dec. 31
Wednesday, Jan. 1
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Peach Bowl: No. 4 Arizona State vs. Texas/Clemson winner at 1 p.m. on ESPN
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Rose Bowl: No. 1 Oregon vs. Ohio State/Tennessee winner at 5 p.m. on ESPN
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Sugar Bowl: No. 2 Georgia vs. Notre Dame/Indiana winner at 8:45 p.m. on ESPN
Thursday, Jan. 9
Friday, Jan. 10
Monday, Jan. 20
Watch every matchup with Sling Orange
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