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College football bowl season is the perfect excuse to veg out on the couch. A handy guide to all the matchups this postseason:
College Football Playoff
Dec. 31
Cotton Bowl: No. 1 Alabama vs. No. 4 Cincinnati, 3:30 p.m., ESPN
Orange Bowl: No. 2 Michigan vs. No. 3 Georgia, 7:30 p.m., ESPN
Jan. 10
Championship, Indianapolis, 8 p.m., ESPN
Bowls
Dec. 17
Bahamas Bowl: Middle Tennessee vs. Toledo, noon, ESPN
Cure Bowl: Northern Illinois vs. Coastal Carolina, 6 p.m., ESPN2
Dec. 18
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Boca Raton Bowl: Western Kentucky vs. Appalachian State, 11 a.m., ESPN
Celebration Bowl: South Carolina State vs. Jackson State, noon, ABC
New Mexico Bowl: UTEP vs. Fresno State, 2:15 p.m., ESPN
Independence Bowl: BYU vs. UAB, 3:30 p.m., ABC
LendingTree Bowl: Eastern Michigan vs. Liberty, 5:45 p.m., ESPN
LA Bowl: Utah State vs. Oregon State, 7:30 p.m., ABC
New Orleans Bowl: Marshall vs. Louisiana, 9:15 p.m., ESPN
Dec. 20
Myrtle Beach Bowl: Old Dominion vs. Tulsa, 2:30 p.m., ESPN
Dec. 21
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl: Kent State vs. Wyoming, 3:30 p.m., ESPN
Frisco Bowl: UTSA vs. San Diego State, 7:30 p.m., ESPN
Dec. 22
Armed Forces Bowl: Missouri vs. Army, 8 p.m., ESPN
Dec. 23
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Frisco Football Classic: North Texas vs. Miami (Ohio), 3:30 p.m., ESPN
Gasparilla Bowl: Florida vs. UCF, 7 p.m., ESPN
Dec. 24
Hawai’i Bowl: Memphis vs. Hawai’i, 8 p.m., ESPN
Dec. 25
Camellia Bowl: Ball State vs. Georgia State, 2:30 p.m., ESPN
Dec. 27
Quick Lane Bowl: Western Michigan vs. Nevada, 11 a.m., ESPN
Military Bowl: Boston College vs. East Carolina, 2:30 p.m., ESPN
Dec. 28
Birmingham Bowl: Houston vs. Auburn, noon, ESPN
First Responder Bowl: Air Force vs. Louisville, 3:15 p.m., ESPN
Liberty Bowl: Mississippi State vs. Texas Tech, 6:45 p.m., ESPN
Holiday Bowl: UCLA vs. NC State, 8 p.m., Fox
Guaranteed Rate Bowl: West Virginia vs. Minnesota, 10:15 p.m., ESPN
Dec. 29
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Fenway Bowl: SMU vs. Virginia, 11 a.m., ESPN
Pinstripe Bowl: Maryland vs. Virginia Tech, 2:15 p.m., ESPN
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Alamo Bowl: Oregon vs. Oklahoma, 9:15 p.m., ESPN
Dec. 30
Duke’s Mayo Bowl: North Carolina vs. South Carolina, 11:30 a.m., ESPN
Music City Bowl: Tennessee vs. Purdue, 3 p.m., ESPN
Peach Bowl: Michigan State vs. Pittsburgh, 7 p.m., ESPN
Las Vegas Bowl: Wisconsin vs. Arizona State, 10:30 p.m., ESPN
Dec. 31
Gator Bowl: Wake Forest vs. Texas A&M, 11 a.m., ESPN
Sun Bowl: Washington State vs. Miami, 12:30 p.m., CBS
Arizona Bowl: Central Michigan vs. Boise State, 2 p.m., Barstool (streaming)
Jan. 1
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Outback Bowl: Penn State vs. Arkansas, noon, ESPN2
Citrus Bowl: Iowa vs. Kentucky, 1 p.m., ABC
Fiesta Bowl: Notre Dame vs. Oklahoma State, 1 p.m., ESPN
Rose Bowl: Ohio State vs. Utah, 5 p.m., ESPN
Sugar Bowl: Mississippi vs. Baylor, 8:45 p.m., ESPN
Jan. 4
Texas Bowl: LSU vs. Kansas State, 9 p.m., ESPN
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