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In the broadcasting booth, Chris Fowler and Kirk Herbstreit will call the Orange Bowl, while Sean McDonough and Todd Blackledge team up for the Cotton Bowl. Fowler, Herbstreit and Blackledge have called a CFP Semifinal all eight years of the system, with Fowler and Herbstreit working together in each of those years.
Chris Fowler (play-by-play), Kirk Herbstreit (analyst) and Holly Rowe and Marty Smith (sideline reporters) will work the Orange Bowl between Michigan and Georgia.
The second of the two College Football Playoff semifinal games will take place on Friday night when the Michigan Wolverines take on the Georgia Bulldogs the Orange Bowl from Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida.
ESPN will host the broadcast for the 2021 Orange Bowl matchup between the Michigan Wolverines and the Georgia Bulldogs. The game is set for Friday, December 31st at 7:30 p.m. ET.
| Date | Network | Play-by-play |
|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2021 | ESPN | Sean McDonough |
| December 30, 2020 | Joe Tessitore | |
| December 29, 2019 | Mark Jones | |
| December 29, 2018 | Sean McDonough |
No. 3 Georgia will face No. 2 Michigan in the Orange Bowl while No. 1 Alabama will face No. 4 Cincinnati in the Cotton Bowl. The winners advance to the National Championship at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis.
No. 2 Michigan vs. No. 3 Georgia | Orange Bowl (semifinal) | 7:30 p.m. | Friday, Dec. 31 | ESPN. National Championship Game | 8 p.m. ET | Monday, Jan. 10, 2022 | ESPN.
You can watch Wake Forest vs. Rutgers in the Gator Bowl on Friday, December 31st at 11 a.m. ET on ESPN.
The Bulldogs are 7.5-point favorites in the latest Georgia vs. Michigan odds from Caesars Sportsbook, while the over-under for total points scored is 46.
The Wolverines have surprisingly never faced Georgia in a bowl game despite a large number of bowl games with Big Ten versus SEC tie-ins.
ARLINGTON, Texas — No. 1 Alabama leads No. 4 Cincinnati 17-3 at halftime of the 2021 Cotton Bowl, the first of two semifinals in the College Football Playoff.
| Date | Network | Play-by-play announcers |
|---|---|---|
| December 29, 2020 | ESPN | Dave O’Brien |
| December 28, 2019 | ABC | Bob Wischusen |
| December 28, 2018 | ESPN | Dave Flemming |
| December 28, 2017 | Beth Mowins |
| 2021 Valero Alamo Bowl | |
|---|---|
| Attendance | 59,121 |
| United States TV coverage | |
| Network | ESPN ESPN Radio |
| Announcers | ESPN: Jason Benetti (play-by-play), Andre Ware (analyst) and Paul Carcaterra (sideline) ESPN Radio: Jorge Sedano (play-by-play), Max Starks (analyst), and Alex Chappell (sideline) |
The Wolverines are the No. 2 team in the College Football Playoff and will face No. 3 Georgia in the Orange Bowl national semifinal on Friday at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Lakes.
The Spartans are 3.5-point favorites in the latest Michigan State vs. Pitt odds from Caesars Sportsbook, while the over-under for total points scored is 55.5.
Georgia BulldogsCincinnati Bearcats(7–2)(9–0)SECThe American2421Head coach: Kirby SmartHead coach: Luke Fickell
The national title will feature the winner of Friday’s Alabama Crimson Tide vs. Cincinnati Bearcats game against the winner of the matchup between the Michigan Wolverines and Georgia Bulldogs. Alabama is a 13.5-point favorite on DraftKings Sportsbook, and Georgia is favored by 7.5 points in the nightcap.
When is the national championship game? The 2021 College Football Playoff field is set, with Alabama, Michigan, Georgia, and Cincinnati as the four teams that will play for the national championship set. Here’s how it will happen. Both the Cotton Bowl and Orange Bowl will take place on Friday, December 31st.
College Football Playoff and National Championship Game The semifinal games for the 2021 season are the Cotton Bowl Classic and the Orange Bowl. Both are scheduled for December 31, 2021, as part of a yearly rotation of three pairs of two bowls, commonly referred to as the New Year’s Six bowl games.
And then we finish with the only two that technically count amongst the 42 scheduled bowl games in 2021.
The CFP national championship will be played at 8 p.m. ET on Monday, Jan. 10, 2022 in Indianapolis, Indiana. The game is on ESPN. Below is a complete history of the College Football Playoff national championship game.
Live stream for College Football Playoff semifinals Both College Football Playoff semifinals will broadcast on ESPN and are available to stream live on all of the network’s digital platforms (ESPN.com, ESPN App, etc.). Cord-cutters have several live streaming options available to watch.
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The 2021 College Football Playoff semifinal at the Cotton Bowl Classic between No. 1 Alabama and No. 4 Cincinnati will kick off at 3:30 p.m. ET on Friday, Dec. 31 in Arlington, Texas.
The winner of both the Orange Bowl and the Cotton Bowl will face off in the College Football Playoff National Championship on Monday, Jan. 10, 2022 at 8:00 p.m. at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana.
2021 College Football Playoff bowl games: Alabama, Michigan, Georgia, Cincinnati fill four-team field. After a rousing victory in the 2021 SEC Championship Game on Saturday night, the defending national champion Alabama Crimson Tide once again jumped to the top of the pack in becoming the No.
Iowa State defensive back Greg Eisworth II and quarterback Brock Purdy meet with Clemson captains at midfield for the opening coin toss during a NCAA college football game in the Cheez-It Bowl, Wednesday, Dec. 29, 2021, at the Camping World Stadium in Orlando, Fla.