Championship November is in full force. Last week saw Miami, Oklahoma, and Auburn make huge statements for the College Football Playoffs. Comparatively, Notre Dame, TCU, and Georgia took steps back. Now, it looks like there could be a path forward for a two-loss Ohio State to make a claim to a playoff spot. Or, could we see the SEC or ACC get two teams into the playoffs.
Notwithstanding the playoff discussion, the bowl season is just over a month away. It’s the most wonderful time of the year. Teams are jockeying for position in the bowl pecking order as the season winds down. Also, there are teams that are playing out the last few weeks in an effort to just get to bowl eligibility. Where is your team headed? Last Word on College Football will give you a preview as you make your holiday plans.
R + L Carriers New Orleans Bowl, New Orleans (1 p.m., ESPN)
Georgia State vs Louisiana Tech
AutoNation Cure Bowl, Orlando, Fla. (2:30 p.m., CBSSN)
South Florida vs. Appalachian State
Las Vegas Bowl, Las Vegas (3:30 p.m., ABC)
Boise State vs. UCLA
Gildan New Mexico Bowl, Albuquerque (4:30 p.m., ESPN)
Utah State vs. San Diego State
Raycom Media Camellia Bowl, Montgomery, Ala. (8 p.m., ESPN)
Northern Illinois vs. Arkansas State
TUESDAY, DEC. 19
Boca Raton Bowl, Boca Raton, Fla. (7 p.m., ESPN)
Temple vs. Florida Atlantic
WEDNESDAY, DEC. 20
Frisco Bowl, Frisco, Texas (8 p.m., ESPN)
Memphis vs California
THURSDAY, DEC. 21
Bad Boy Mowers Gasparilla Bowl, St. Petersburg, Fla. (8 p.m., ESPN)
SMU vs. Akron
FRIDAY, DEC. 22
Bahamas Bowl, Nassau, Bahamas (12:30 p.m., ESPN)
Florida International vs Western Michigan
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl, Boise (4 p.m., ESPN)
Toledo vs. Wyoming
SATURDAY, DEC. 23
Birmingham Bowl, Birmingham, Ala. (12 p.m., ESPN)
Tulane vs. UAB
Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl, Fort Worth, Texas (3:30 p.m., ESPN)
Army vs. North Texas
Dollar General Bowl, Mobile, Ala. (7 p.m., ESPN)
Ohio vs. Troy
SUNDAY, DEC. 24
Hawaii Bowl, Honolulu, (8:30 p.m., ESPN)
Southern Mississippi vs. Colorado State
TUESDAY, DEC. 26
Heart of Dallas Bowl, Dallas (1:30 p.m., ESPN)
Texas Tech vs. Texas San-Antonio
Quick Lane Bowl, Detroit (5:15 p.m., ESPN)
Indiana vs Central Michigan
Cactus Bowl, Phoenix (9 p.m., ESPN)
Kansas State vs Arizona State
WEDNESDAY, DEC. 27
Independence Bowl, Shreveport, La. (1:30 p.m., ESPN)
Georgia Tech vs Middle Tennessee
New Era Pinstripe Bowl, New York (5:15 p.m., ESPN)
Florida State vs Purdue
Foster Farms Bowl, Santa Clara, Calif. (8 p.m., FOX)
Iowa vs. Washington State
Texas Bowl, Houston (9 p.m., ESPN)
Texas vs Utah
THURSDAY, DEC. 28
Military Bowl Presented by Northrop Grumman, Annapolis, Md. (1:30 p.m., ESPN)
Virginia vs Navy
Camping World Bowl, Orlando, Fla. (5:15 p.m., ESPN)
NC State vs. West Virginia
Valero Alamo Bowl, San Antonio, 9 p.m. (ESPN)
Washington vs. TCU
San Diego County Credit Union Holiday Bowl, San Diego (9 p.m., FS1)
Michigan vs. Stanford
FRIDAY, DEC. 29
Belk Bowl, Charlotte, N.C. (1 p.m., ESPN)
Wake Forest vs. Kentucky
Hyundai Sun Bowl, El Paso, Texas (2 p.m., CBS)
Louisville vs. Arizona
Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl, Nashville, Tenn. (4:30 p.m., ESPN)
Texas A&M vs. Northwestern
Arizona Bowl, Tucson, Ariz. (5:30 p.m., CBSSN)
Fresno State vs New Mexico State
SATURDAY, DEC. 30
TaxSlayer Bowl, Jacksonville, Fla. (12 p.m., ESPN)
Virginia Tech vs South Carolina
AutoZone Liberty Bowl, Memphis, Tenn. (12:30 p.m., ABC)
Iowa State vs. Kentucky
MONDAY, JAN. 1, 2018
Outback Bowl, Tampa, Fla. (12 p.m., ESPN2)
Michigan State vs. LSU
Citrus Bowl, Orlando, Fla. (1 p.m., ABC)
Mississippi State vs. Penn State
NEW YEAR’S SIX BOWLS
Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic, Arlington, Texas (Dec. 29, 8:30 p.m., ESPN)
Notre Dame vs Auburn
PlayStation Fiesta Bowl, Glendale, Ariz. (Dec. 30, 4 p.m., ESPN)
USC vs. Oklahoma State
Capital One Orange Bowl, Miami Gardens, Fla. (Dec. 30, 8 p.m., ESPN)
Clemson vs Wisconsin
Central Florida vs. Georgia
Rose Bowl Game Presented by Northwestern Mutual, Pasadena, Calif. (Jan. 1, 5 p.m., ESPN)
Oklahoma vs. Miami
Allstate Sugar Bowl, New Orleans (Jan. 1, 8:45 p.m., ESPN)
Alabama vs Ohio State
College Football Playoff National Championship, Atlanta (Jan. 8, 8 p.m., ESPN)
Alabama vs Oklahoma
