College Football Playoff announces dates, kickoff times and TV info for inaugural 12-team playoff
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The College Football Playoff has officially announced kickoff times and TV designations for the first-ever 12-team CFP, set to be played later this year.
The 12-team playoff will feature 4 first-round games on campus sites from Dec. 20-21. The first game will be on Friday, Dec. 20 at 8 p.m. ET on ABC and ESPN. Then, on the following day, 3 more first-round contests will take place at 12 p.m. ET, 4 p.m. ET and 8 p.m. ET. The noon and 4 p.m. games will be televised by TNT while the primetime kickoff will be on ESPN and ABC.
The quarterfinals will take place about 10 days later as the CFP moves to bowl sites. On New Year’s Eve, the first quarterfinal game will be played at the Fiesta Bowl at 7:30 p.m. ET. On New Year’s Day, the remaining 3 quarterfinal games are set for 1 p.m. ET, 5 p.m. ET and 8:45 p.m. ET at the Peach Bowl, Rose Bowl and Sugar Bowl, respectively. All quarterfinal games will be broadcast by ESPN.
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The CFP semifinals will take place from Jan. 9-10. The first semifinal will be held at the Orange Bowl at 7:30 p.m. ET on Jan. 9. The Cotton Bowl will host the second semifinal at 7:30 p.m. ET on Jan. 10. Both of those games will be televised by ESPN.
The national championship game will be played in Atlanta at 7:30 p.m. ET on Jan. 20. That game will also be televised by ESPN.
This year marks the first of a 5-year deal in-which TNT will broadcast multiple College Football Playoff games. TNT and ESPN agreed to a sublicensing deal last month.
Georgia is currently the betting favorite to win the national championship this season at +320, according to the latest odds from DraftKings. Ohio State, Texas, Oregon and Alabama are amongst the other favorites.
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Spenser is a news editor for Saturday Down South and covers college football across all Saturday Football brands.
