There are four College Football Playoff games this weekend as the first-ever 12-team playoff begins.
There is one game on Friday: No. 10 Indiana at No. 7 Notre Dame.
There are three games on Saturday: No. 11 SMU at No. 6 Penn State, No. 12 Clemson at No. 5 Texas and No. 9 Tennessee at No. 8 Ohio State.
Here’s what you need to know about how to watch the College Football Playoff games today and Saturday, including times, TV channels, streaming information and announcers for the games.
The Indiana-Notre Dame winner will advance to play No. 2 Georgia in the Sugar Bowl, while the SMU-Penn State winner will take on No. 3 Boise State in the Fiesta Bowl.
The Clemson-Texas winner will play against No. 4 Arizona State in the Peach Bowl, while the Tennessee-Ohio State winner will play No. 1 Oregon in the Rose Bowl.
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The Indiana vs Notre Dame game is scheduled for 6 p.m. MST (8 p.m. ET) Friday.
SMU vs Penn State begins at 10 a.m. MST (noon ET) Saturday, with Clemson vs Texas is at 2 p.m. MST (4 p.m. ET) and Tennessee vs Ohio State is at 6 p.m. MST (8 p.m. ET).
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ABC and ESPN have coverage of the Indiana at Notre Dame and Tennessee at Ohio State games.
TNT will carry SMU at Penn State and Clemson at Texas.
The Notre Dame vs Indiana and Ohio State vs Tennessee games can be streamed on streaming services that carry ABC and ESPN, including FUBO.
The Penn State vs SMU and Texas vs Clemson games can be streamed on streaming services that carry TNT, including Sling.
Sean McDonough (play-by-play) and Greg McElroy will have the call of the Indiana vs Notre Dame game on Friday.
Mark Jones (play-by-play) and Roddy Jones will announce the SMU vs Penn State game on Saturday.
Dave Pasch (play-by-play) and Dusty Dvoracek will handle the announcing duties for the Clemson vs Texas game on Saturday.
Chris Fowler (play-by-play) and Kirk Herbstreit (analyst) will broadcast the Tennessee vs Ohio State game Saturday.
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