The inaugural 12-team College Football Playoff has reached the quarterfinals, with four Bowl games playing host to the eight teams left standing.
College Football Playoff: How to watch the quarterfinal Bowl games
The inaugural 12-team College Football Playoff has advanced to the quarterfinal Bowl games. Here is how to watch each game
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Action kicks off on New Year’s Eve with the Vrbo Fiesta Bowl, featuring Penn State and Boise State. Then three games come your way on New Year’s Day, starting with the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl between Texas and Arizona State. Ohio State and Oregon square off in the Rose Bowl — which just feels right if we are being honest — and the games conclude with Notre Dame taking on Georgia in the Allstate Sugar Bowl on Wednesday night.
Here is how to watch each game, complete with the “Megacast” information ESPN is sending your way.
Update: In the wake of the horrific New Year’s Day attack on Bourbon Street in New Orleans, the Allstate Sugar Bowl has been moved to 4:00 p.m. on Thursday, January 2.
No. 6 Penn State vs. No. 3 Boise StateVrbo Fiesta Bowl
- When: Tuesday, December 31, 7:30 p.m. Eastern
- Where: State Farm Stadium, Glendale, Arizona
- TV/Streaming: ESPN/ESPN+
- Megacast options: ESPN is rolling out their “Megacast” format for each of the quarterfinal games this week. During the Fiesta Bowl between Boise State and Penn State, the main telecast will be available on ESPN. Over on ESPN2 the “Command Center” telecast will be shown, with multiple angles available. Fans interested in the “Skycast” angle will find that on ESPNU, while ESPN Deportes will feature a Spanish language broadcast. Finally, coverage of the two marching bands will be available via streaming on ESPN+.
No. 5 Texas vs. No. 4 Arizona StateChick-fil-A Peach Bowl
- When: Wednesday, January 1, 1:00 p.m. Eastern
- Where: Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia
- TV/Streaming: ESPN/ESPN+
- Megacast options: ESPN is rolling out their “Megacast” format for each of the quarterfinal games this week. During the Peach Bowl between Texas and Boise State the main telecast will be available on ESPN. Over on ESPN2 the “Command Center” telecast will be shown, with multiple angles available. Fans interested in the “Skycast” angle will find that on ESPNU, while the SEC Network will include a “Skycast” variation featuring the radio broadcast from the Longhorns radio network. ESPN Deportes will feature a Spanish language broadcast. Coverage of the two marching bands will also be available via streaming on ESPN+.
No. 8 Ohio State vs. No. 1 OregonRose Bowl Presented by Prudential
- When: Wednesday, January 1, 5:00 p.m. Eastern
- Where: Rose Bowl, Pasadena, California
- TV/Streaming: ESPN/ESPN+
- Megacast options: The Rose Bowl between Texas and Boise State is also getting the “Megacast” treatment from ESPN. The main telecast will be available on ESPN while over on ESPN2 a special “Field Pass with The Pat McAfee Show” will be featured. A “Command Center” telecast will be shown on ESPNU with multiple angles available. Fans interested in the “Skycast” angle will find that on ESPNEWS. ESPN Deportes will feature a Spanish language broadcast. Coverage of the two marching bands will also be available via streaming on ESPN+.
No. 7 Notre Dame vs. No. 2 GeorgiaAllstate Sugar Bowl
- When: Thursday, January 2, 4:00 p.m. Eastern
- Where: Caesars Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana
- TV/Streaming: ESPN/ESPN+
- Megacast options: The final quarterfinal game is the Allstate Sugar Bowl, now scheduled to Thursday following the horrific attack in New Orleans in the early hours of New Year’s Day.
The main telecast will be available on ESPN while over on ESPN2 the “Command Center” telecast will be shown, with multiple angles available. Fans interested in the “Skycast” angle will find that on ESPNU, while the SEC Network will include a “Skycast” variation featuring the radio broadcast from the Georgia Bulldogs radio network. ESPN Deportes will feature a Spanish language broadcast. Coverage of the two marching bands will also be available via streaming on ESPN+.
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