When are the College Football Playoff semifinal games?
The first-ever 12-team College Football Playoff continues with the semifinal round, with either No. 7 Notre Dame or No. 2 Georgia taking on No. 6 Penn State in the Orange Bowl and No. 8 Ohio State facing No. 5 Texas in the Cotton Bowl.
Here’s what you need to know about how to watch the College Football Playoff games in the semifinal round, including times, TV channels, streaming information and announcers for the games.
The Cotton Bowl and the Orange Bowl winner will advance to play in the College Football Playoff National Championship game on Monday, Jan. 20 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta.
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One College Football Playoff semifinal game, the Orange Bowl (Georgia or Notre Dame vs Penn State), is on Thursday, Jan. 9.
The other CFP semifinal game, the Cotton Bowl (Ohio State vs Texas) is on Friday, Jan. 10.
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The Orange Bowl College Football Playoff semifinal game is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. MST (7:30 p.m. ET) on Jan. 9.
The Cotton Bowl College Football Playoff semifinal game is set for 5:30 p.m. MST (7:30 p.m. ET) on Jan. 10.
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ESPN will have coverage of both the Orange Bowl and Cotton Bowl semifinal College Football Playoff games.
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The Cotton Bowl and the Orange Bowl can both stream on streaming services that carry ESPN, including FUBO.
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