How about that for a shake up on Saturday? In the same weekend we saw Tennessee, Clemsonand Alabama everyone loses. This has playoff implications and it also has bowl projection implications as the division and therefore conference title races begin to come into focus. We enter the home stretch of the regular season with a lot to play for.
All times are Eastern.
Peach Bowl, Atlanta (Dec. 31, 4 or 8 p.m., ESPN)
CFP semifinalist vs. CFP semifinalist
Georgia vs. Ohio State
Fiesta Bowl, Glendale, Arizona. (Dec. 31, 4 p.m. or 8 p.m., ESPN)
CFP semifinalist vs. CFP semifinalist
Oregon vs. TCU
Oregon QB Bo Nix has the Ducks in position to make the College Football Playoff in his first season away from Auburn.
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New Year’s Six
Orange Bowl, Miami (Dec. 30, 7:30 or 8 p.m., ESPN)
ACC vs. Big Ten/SEC/Notre Dame
Clemson vs. Ole Miss
Sugar Bowl, New Orleans (Dec. 31, noon, ESPN)
SEC vs. Big 12
LSU vs. Texas
Cotton Bowl, Arlington, Texas (Jan. 2, 1 p.m., ESPN)
At large vs at large
Tulane vs. Tennessee
Rose Bowl, Pasadena (Jan. 2, 5 p.m., ESPN)
Big Ten vs. Pac-12
Michigan vs. USC
All other cups
16 Dec
Bahamas Bowl, Nassau (11:30 a.m., ESPN)
C-USA vs. MAC
Rice vs. Ball State
Cure Bowl, Orlando (3 p.m., ESPN)
At large vs at large
Georgia Southern vs. Toledo
17 Dec
Fenway Bowl, Boston (11 a.m., ESPN)
ACC/Notre Dame vs. American
South Alabama vs. Houston
New Mexico Bowl, Albuquerque (2:15 p.m., ESPN)
C-USA vs. Mountain West
Western Kentucky vs. UNLV
Jimmy Kimmel LA Bowl, Inglewood, Calif. (3:30 p.m., ABC)
Pac-12 vs. Mountain West
San Diego State vs. Washington State
LendingTree Bowl, Mobile (5:45 p.m., ESPN)
Broad vs. Sunbelt
Eastern Michigan vs. Georgia State
Las Vegas Bowl, Las Vegas (7:30 p.m., ABC)
Pac-12 vs. SEC
Oregon State v. Air Force One
Frisco Bowl, Frisco, Texas (9:15 p.m., ESPN)
At large vs at large
Utah State vs. Troy
19 Dec
Myrtle Beach Bowl, Conway, SC (2:30 p.m., ESPN)
At large vs at large
FIU vs. Marshall
20 Dec
Famous Idaho Potato, Boise, Idaho. (3:30 p.m., ESPN)
Mountain West vs. MAC
Miami (OH) vs. San Jose State
Boca Raton Bowl, Boca Raton, Fla. (7:30 p.m., ESPN)
At large vs at large
Wyoming vs. Bowling Green
21 Dec
New Orleans Bowl, New Orleans (9 p.m., ESPN)
C-USA vs. Sun Belt
North Texas vs. Coastal Carolina
22 Dec
Armed Forces Bowl, Fort Worth (7:30 p.m., ESPN)
American vs. Broad
ECU vs. UConn
23 Dec
Independence Bowl, Shreveport, LA. (3 p.m., ESPN)
America vs. Army/BYU
Cincinnati vs. BYU
Gasparilla Bowl, Tampa (6:30 p.m., ESPN)
ACC/SEC vs. Wide Round
Georgia Tech vs. Iowa State
24 Dec
Hawaii Bowl, Honolulu (8 p.m., ESPN)
Mountain West vs. C-USA
Fresno State vs. UTSA
Dec 26
Quick Lane Bowl, Detroit (2:30 p.m., ESPN)
Big Ten vs. MAC
Michigan State vs. Buffalo
27 Dec
Camellia Bowl, Montgomery, Ala. (noon, ESPN)
At large vs at large
Notre Dame vs. Liberty
First Responder Bowl, Dallas (3:15 p.m. or 6:45 p.m., ESPN)
Big 12 vs. Big
Texas Tech Vs. Minnesota
Birmingham Bowl, Birmingham (3.15pm or 6.45pm, ESPN)
Overall vs ACC/SEC
SMU vs. Pitt
Guaranteed Rate Bowl, Phoenix (10:15 p.m., ESPN)
Big 12 vs. Big Ten
Oklahoma vs. Purdue
28 Dec
Military Bowl, Annapolis, Md. (2 p.m., ESPN)
ACC vs American
Duke vs. UCF
Liberty Bowl, Memphis (5:30 p.m., ESPN)
Big 12 vs. SEC
Oklahoma State vs. Florida
Holiday Bowl, San Diego (8 p.m., ESPN)
ACC vs. Pac-12
Wake Forest vs. Washington
Texas Bowl, Houston (9 p.m., ESPN)
Big 12 vs. SEC
Kansas vs. Kentucky
29 Dec
Pinstripe Bowl, Bronx (2 p.m., ESPN)
ACC vs. Big Ten
Louisville vs. Iowa
Cheez-It Bowl, Orlando (5:30 p.m., ESPN)
ACC vs. Big 12
Florida State vs. Kansas State
Alamo Bowl, San Antonio (9 p.m., ESPN)
Big 12 vs. Pac-12
Baylor vs. Utah
30 Dec
Duke’s Mayo Bowl, Charlotte (noon, ESPN)
ACC vs. Big Ten
NC State vs. Maryland
Sun Bowl, El Paso (2 p.m., CBS)
ACC vs. Pac-12
Syracuse vs. UCLA
Gator Bowl at Jacksonville (3:30 p.m., ESPN)
Big Ten vs. SEC
Penn State vs. South Carolina
Arizona Bowl, Tucson (4:30 p.m., barstool)
Mountain West vs. MAC
Boise State vs. Ohio
December 31
Music City Bowl, Nashville (noon, ABC)
Big Ten vs. SEC
Wisconsin vs. Mississippi State
January 2
ReliaQuest Bowl, Tampa (noon, ESPN2)
Big Ten/ACC vs. SEC
North Carolina vs. Arkansas
Citrus Bowl, Orlando (1 p.m., ABC)
SEC vs. Big Ten
Alabama vs. Illinois
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