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How to Watch the 2016 College Bowls and College Football Playoffs

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The Alabama Crimson Tide, Clemson Tigers, Washington Huskies, and Ohio State Buckeyes will compete for places in the College Football Playoff Championships while dozens of other teams compete in College Football Bowls. Here’s how to watch.

Amelia Warshaw

Updated Apr. 13, 2017 12:34PM ET / Published Dec. 17, 2016 12:01AM ET 

Troy Taormina-USA TODAY Sports/Reuters

Regular season college football has come to a close and conference championship games have wrapped, but playoff season is just heating up. For the next month you can get a daily fix of college football and psych yourself up for the college football playoff semifinals and championships.

Some of the big matchups to look forward to include No. 4 Washington Huskies v. No. 1 Alabama Crimson Tide and No. 3 Ohio State Buckeyes v. No. 2 Clemson Tigers in the college football playoff semifinals on December 31st, and No. 9 USC Trojans v. Big Ten Champions No. 5 Penn State Nittany Lions in the Rose Bowl game on January 2nd.

And, of course, tune in to see the 2016-17 NCAA Division I Football Championship on January 7th and the College Football Playoff National Championship on January 9th.

How to Watch the 2016-17 College Bowl Games:

College football games will be streaming all weekend on Watch ESPN, CBS Sports, on ABCGo. You can also find a guide to other live streaming options on Cut Cable Today.

If you want to see all the matchups for the 2016-17 College Bowl, here’s the full schedule:

Saturday, December 17th

12:00 pm ET: Celebration Bowl - North Carolina Central Eagles v. Grambling State Tigers (ABC)

2:00 pm ET: New Mexico Bowl - New Mexico Lobos v. Texas-San Antonio Roadrunners (ESPN)

3:30 pm ET: Las Vegas Bowl - Houston Cougars v. San Diego State Aztecs (ABC)

5:30 pm ET: Camellia Bowl - Appalachian State Mountaineers v. Toledo Rockets (ESPN)

5:30 pm ET: Cure Bowl - Central Florida (UCF) Knights v. Arkansas State Red Wolves (CBSSN)

9:00 pm ET: New Orleans Bowl - Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles v. Louisiana- Lafayette Ragin’ Cajuns (ESPN)

Monday, December 19th

2:30 pm ET: Miami Beach Bowl- Central Michigan Chippewas v. Tulsa Golden Hurricane (ESPN)

Tuesday, December 20th

7:00 pm ET: Boca Raton Bowl- Memphis Tigers v. Western Kentucky Hilltoppers (ESPN)

Wednesday, December 21st

9:00 p.m. ET: Poinsettia Bowl- Brigham Young University (BYU) Cougars v. Wyoming Cowboys (ESPN)

Thursday December 22nd

7:00 p.m. ET: Famous Idaho Potato Bowl- Idaho Vandals  v. Colorado State Rams (ESPN)

Friday, December 23rd

1:00 p.m. ET: Bahamas Bowl- Eastern Michigan Eagles v. Old Dominion Monarchs (ESPN)

4:30 p.m. ET: Armed Forces Bowl- Louisiana Tech Bulldogs v. Navy Midshipmen (ESPN)

8:00 p.m. ET: Dollar General Bowl- Ohio Bobcats v. Troy Trojans (ESPN)

Saturday, December 24th

8:00 p.m. ET: Hawai’i Bowl- Hawaii Rainbow Warriors v. Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders (ESPN)

Monday, December 26th

11:00 a.m. ET: St. Petersburg Bowl- Miami RedHawks v. Mississippi State Bulldogs (ESPN)

2:30 p.m. ET: Quick Lane Bowl- Maryland Terrapins v. Boston College Eagles (ESPN)

5:00 p.m. ET: Independence Bowl- NC State Wolfpack v. Vanderbilt  Commodores (ESPN2)

Tuesday, December 27th

12:00 p.m. ET: Heart of Dallas Bowl- Army Black Knights v. North Texas Mean Green (ESPN)

3:30 p.m. ET: Military Bowl- Temple Owls v. Wake Forest Demon Deacons (ESPN)

7:00 p.m. ET: Holiday Bowl- Minnesota Golden Gophers v. Washington State Cougars (ESPN)

10:15 p.m. ET: Cactus Bowl- Boise State Broncos v. Baylor Bears (ESPN)

Wednesday, December 28th

2:00 p.m. ET: Pinstripe Bowl- Pittsburgh Panthers v. Northwestern Wildcats (ESPN)

5:30 p.m. ET: Athletic Bowl- West Virginia Mountaineers v. Miami (Florida) Hurricanes (ESPN)

8:30 p.m. ET: Foster Farms Bowl- Indiana Hoosiers v. Utah Utes (FOX)

9:00 p.m. ET: Texas Bowl- Texas A&M Aggies v. Kansas State Wildcats (ESPN)

Thursday, December 29th

2:00 p.m. ET: Birmingham Bowl- University of South Florida Bulls v. South Carolina Gamecocks (ESPN)

5:30 p.m. ET: Belk Bowl- Arkansa Razorbacks s v. Virginia Tech Hokies (ESPN)

9:00 p.m. ET: Alamo Bowl- Oklahoma State Cowboys v. Colorado Buffaloes (ESPN)

Friday, December 30

12:00 p.m. ET: Liberty Bowl- Georgia Bulldogs v. Texas Christian University (TCU) (ESPN)

2:00 p.m. ET: Sun Bowl- Stanford Cardinal v. North Carolina Tar Heels (CBS)

3:30 p.m. ET: Music City Bowl- Nebraska Cornhuskers v. Tennessee Volunteers (ESPN)

5:30 p.m. ET: Arizona Bowl- South Alabama Jaguars v. Air Force Falcons (ASN)

8:00 p.m. ET: Orange Bowl- Michigan Wolverines v. Florida State Seminoles (ESPN)

Saturday, December 31

11:00 a.m. ET: Citrus Bowl- Louisiana State University (LSU) v. Louisville Cardinals (ABC)

11:00 a.m. ET: TaxSlayer Bowl- Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets v. Kentucky Wildcats (ESPN)

SEMIFINAL: 3:00 p.m. ET: Peach Bowl- Washington Huskies v. Alabama Crimson Tide (ESPN)

SEMIFINAL: 7:00 p.m. ET: Fiesta Bowl- Ohio State Buckeyes v. Clemson Tigers (ESPN)

Monday, January 2nd

1:00 p.m. ET: Outback Bowl- Florida Gators v. Iowa Hawkeyes (ABC)

1:00 p.m. ET: Cotton Bowl- Western Michigan Broncos v. Wisconsin Badgers (ESPN)

5:00 p.m. ET: Rose Bowl- USC Trojans v. Penn State Nittany Lions (ESPN)

8:30 p.m. ET: Sugar Bowl- Auburn Tigers v. Oklahoma Sooners (ESPN)

Saturday, January 7th

2016-17- NCAA Division I Football Championship

Monday, January 9th

College Football Playoff National Championship: 8:30 p.m. ET, Teams TBA (ESPN)

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