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The college football bowl season has already been in full swing, but this upcoming week provides fans with some of the best matchups we’ve seen in the 2020 season. There are plenty of games featuring ranked teams, some Group of 5 programs looking to shock highly-ranked Power 5 teams and, of course, the College Football Playoff gets underway.
Bowl games start again on Tuesday, Dec. 29 with Oklahoma State taking on Miami in the Cheez-It Bowl. It marks the first nonconference matchup between two Power 5 programs since last year’s national title game between LSU and Clemson.
So, get your television(s) set and ready. It’s going to be a great week of bowl games ahead (All times ET):
Tuesday, Dec. 29
Cheez-It Bowl (5:30 p.m., ESPN)
No. 21 Oklahoma State (7-3) vs. No. 18 Miami (8-2)
Valero Alamo Bowl (9 p.m., ESPN)
No. 20 Texas (6-3) vs. Colorado (4-1)
Wednesday, Dec. 30
Duke’s Mayo Bowl (12 p.m., ESPN)
Wake Forest (4-4) vs. Wisconsin (3-3)
TransPerfect Music City Bowl (4 p.m., ESPN)
No. 15 Iowa (6-2) vs. Missouri (5-5)
Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic (8 p.m., ESPN)
No. 7 Florida (8-3) vs. No. 6 Oklahoma (8-2)
Thursday, Dec. 31
Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl (12 p.m., ESPN)
No. 24 Tulsa (6-2) vs. Mississippi State (3-7)
Offerpad Arizona Bowl (2 p.m., CBS)
Ball State (6-1) vs. No. 22 San Jose State (7-0)
AutoZone Liberty Bowl (4 p.m., ESPN)
West Virginia (5-4) vs. Army (9-2)
Mercari Texas Bowl (8 p.m., ESPN)
Arkansas (3-7) vs. TCU (6-4)
Friday, Jan. 1
Chick-Fil-A Peach Bowl (12 p.m., ESPN)
No. 9 Georgia (7-2) vs. No. 8 Cincinnati (9-0)
Vrbo Citrus Bowl (1 p.m., ABC)
Auburn (6-4) vs. No. 14 Northwestern (6-2)
Rose Bowl Game (College Football Playoff semifinal) (4 p.m., ESPN)
No. 4 Notre Dame (10-1) vs. No. 1 Alabama (11-0)
Allstate Sugar Bowl (College Football Playoff semifinal) (8 p.m., ESPN)
No. 3 Ohio State (6-0) vs. No. 2 Clemson (10-1)
Saturday, Jan. 2
TaxSlayer Gator Bowl (12 p.m., ESPN)
No. 23 NC State (8-3) vs. Kentucky (4-6)
Outback Bowl (12:30 p.m., ABC)
Ole Miss (4-5) vs. No. 11 Indiana (6-1)
PlayStation Fiesta Bowl (4 p.m., ESPN)
No. 25 Oregon (4-2) vs. No. 10 Iowa State (8-3)
Capital One Orange Bowl (8 p.m., ESPN)
No. 5 Texas A&M (8-1) vs. No. 13 North Carolina (8-3)
Monday, Jan. 11
College Football Playoff National Championship Game (8 p.m., ESPN)
No. 4 Notre Dame/No. 1 Alabama vs. No. 3 Ohio State/No. 2 Clemson
Dustin grew up in the heart of Big Ten country and has been in sports media since 2010. He has been covering Big Ten football since 2014. You can follow him on Twitter: @SchutteCFB