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Kickoff times announced for ESPN’s ‘New Year’s Six’ bowls

Drew Laing

By Drew Laing

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Clear your calendars everybody.

ESPN has officially released the start times for all six bowls in the rotation for the College Football Playoff, including the two National Semifinal games.

The festivities begin on Dec. 31 when the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl kicks off at 12:30 p.m. Following the Peach Bowl, the Fiesta Bowl will start at 4:30 p.m. and the night will be concluded with the Orange Bowl at 8:30 p.m.

On New Year’s Day, the Cotton Bowl gets the final day started with a 12:30 p.m. kickoff. This year’s two National Semifinal games – the Rose Bowl and Sugar Bowl – will start at 5 p.m. and 8:30 p.m., respectively.

Here’s the full schedule from ESPN:

 Date Time (ET) Bowl
Wed, Dec. 31 12:30 p.m. Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl
4 p.m. Fiesta Bowl
8 p.m. Orange Bowl
Thu, Jan. 1 12:30 p.m. Cotton Bowl
5 p.m. The Rose Bowl Game presented by Northwestern Mutual
8:30 p.m. Allstate Sugar Bowl

It looks like everyone’s New Year’s plans just got a little bit busier.

Drew Laing

Drew Laing will be providing analysis and insight on Florida, Georgia, Missouri and South Carolina.

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