It has begun. And how better to kick it off than by saluting the veterans with a matchup between two 6-6 G5 teams (South Alabama vs. Western Michigan) with a bunch of opt outs in the Saluting the Veterans Bowl in Montgomery....or Birmingham or something.
College Football Playoff:
Friday, December 20
No. 10 Indiana at No. 7 Notre Dame (-7.5) (8 p.m. ET, ABC)
Saturday, December 21
No. 11 SMU at No. 6 Penn State (-8.5) (Noon ET, TNT)
No. 12 Clemson at No. 5 Texas (-11) (4 p.m. ET, TNT)
No. 9 Tennessee at No. 8 Ohio State (-7.5) (8 p.m. ET, ABC)
Tuesday, December 31
SMU/Penn State winner vs. No. 3 Boise State (7:30 p.m. ET, ESPN)
Wednesday, January 1
Clemson/Texas winner vs. No. 4 Arizona State (1 p.m. ET, ESPN)
Tennessee/Ohio State winner vs. No. 1 Oregon (5 p.m. ET, ESPN)
Indiana/Notre Dame winner vs. No. 2 Georgia (8;45 p.m. ET, ESPN)
National Semifinals
January 9-10
Championship Game
January 20
Bowls that matter to America and the world:
Saturday, December 14
Salute to Veterans Bowl: South Alabama (30) vs. Western Michigan (23)
Tuesday, December 17
Frisco Bowl: Memphis (42) vs. West Virginia (37)
Wednesday, December 18
Boca Raton Bowl: Western Kentucky (17) vs. James Madison (27)
LA Bowl: California (13) vs. No. 24 UNLV (24)
Thursday, December 19
New Orleans Bowl: Georgia Southern (26) vs. Sam Houston (31)
Friday, December 20
Cure Bowl: Ohio (-2.5) vs. Jacksonville State (Noon ET, ESPN)
Gasparilla Bowl: Tulane vs. Florida (-12.5) (3:30 p.m. ET, ESPN)
Monday, December 23
Myrtle Beach Bowl: Coastal Carolina vs. UTSA (-6.5) (11 a.m. ET, ESPN)
Idaho Potato Bowl: Northern Illinois (-1.5) vs. Fresno State (2:30 p.m. ET, ESPN)
Tuesday, December 24
Hawai'i Bowl: South Florida vs. San Jose State (-2.5) (8 p.m. ET, ESPN)
Thursday, December 26
GameAbove Sports Bowl: Pittsburgh (-9.5) vs. Toledo (2 p.m. ET, ESPN)
Rate Bowl: Rutgers vs. Kansas State (-7) (5:30 p.m. ET, ESPN)
68 Ventures Bowl: Arkansas State vs. Bowling Green (-6.5) (9 p.m. ET, ESPN)
Friday, December 27
Armed Forces Bowl: Oklahoma (-8.5) vs. Navy (Noon ET, ESPN)
Birmingham Bowl: Georgia Tech (-2.5) vs. Vanderbilt (3:30 p.m. ET, ESPN)
Liberty Bowl: Texas Tech vs. Arkansas (-3) (7 p.m. ET, ESPN)
Holiday Bowl: No. 21 Syracuse (-6.5) vs. Washington State (8 p.m. ET, Fox)
Las Vegas Bowl: Texas A&M (-2.5) vs. USC (10:30 p.m. ET, ESPN)
Saturday, December 28
Fenway Bowl: UConn vs. North Carolina (-4.5) (11 a.m. ET, ESPN)
Pinstripe Bowl: Boston College vs. Nebraska (-3.5) (Noon ET, ABC)
New Mexico Bowl: Louisiana vs. TCU (-9.5) (2:15 p.m. ET, ESPN)
Pop-Tarts Bowl: No. 18 Iowa State vs. No. 13 Miami (-3.5) (3:30 p.m. ET, ABC)
Arizona Bowl: Miami (Ohio) (-2.5) vs. Colorado State (4:30 p.m. ET, CW)
Military Bowl: East Carolina vs. NC State (-5) (5:45 p.m. ET, ESPN)
Alamo Bowl: No. 17 BYU vs. No. 23 Colorado (-3) (7:30 p.m. ET, ABC)
Independence Bowl: Marshall vs. No. 22 Army (-12) (9:15 p.m. ET, ESPN)
Monday, December 30
Music City Bowl: Iowa vs. No. 19 Missouri (-3) (2:30 p.m. ET, ESPN)
Tuesday, December 31
ReliaQuest Bowl: No. 11 Alabama vs. Michigan (Noon ET, ESPN)
Sun Bowl: Louisville (-5.5) vs. Washington (2 p.m. ET, CBS)
Citrus Bowl: No. 15 South Carolina (-11.5) vs. No. 20 Illinois (3 p.m. ET, ABC)
Texas Bowl: Baylor vs. LSU (-3) (3:30 p.m. ET, ESPN)
Thursday, January 2
Duke vs. No. 14 Ole Miss (-13) (7:30 p.m. ET, ESPN)
Friday, January 3
First Responder Bowl: North Texas vs. Texas State (-9.5) (4 p.m. ET, ESPN)
Duke's Mayo Bowl: Minnesota (-4.5) vs. Virginia Tech (7:30 p.m. ET, ESPN)
Saturday, January 4
Bahamas Bowl: Buffalo vs. Liberty (-2.5) (11 a.m. ET, ESPN2)