College football’s 12-team playoff bracket has been announced, and Penn State is part of the field. The Nittany Lions will host SMU on December 21st. Oregon, Georgia, Boise State and Arizona State all have first round byes after finishing as the top four seeds.
Boise State will play on New Year’s Eve in the Fiesta Bowl against the winner of Penn State/SMU. On New Year’s Day Arizona State plays in the Peach Bowl, Oregon is in the Rose Bowl, and Georgia will play in the Sugar Bowl. The first round of the College Football Playoff begins on December 20th with Notre Dame hosting Curt Cignetti’s Indiana Hoosiers.
The following is the schedule:
All times Eastern
First round (Dec. 20-21)
Friday, Dec. 20: No. 10 Indiana at No. 7 Notre Dame | 8 p.m. | ABC/ESPN
Saturday, Dec. 21: No. 11 SMU at No. 6 Penn State | 12 p.m. | TNT/MAX
Saturday, Dec. 21: No. 12 Clemson at No. 5 Texas | 4 p.m. | TNT/MAX
Saturday, Dec. 21: No. 9 Tennessee at No. 8 Ohio State | 8 p.m. | ABC/ESPN
Quarterfinals (Dec. 31-Jan. 1)
Fiesta Bowl: No. 3 Boise State vs. No. 6 Penn State/No. 11 SMU winner | 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 31 | ABC/ESPN
Peach Bowl: No. 4 Arizona State vs. No. 5 Texas/No. 12 Clemson winner | 1 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 1 | ABC/ESPN
Rose Bowl: No. 1 Oregon vs. No. 8 Ohio State/No. 9 Tennessee winner | 5 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 1 | ABC/ESPN
Sugar Bowl: No. 2 Georgia vs. No. 7 Notre Dame/No. 10 Indiana winner | 8:45 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 1 | ABC/ESPN
Semifinals (Jan. 9-10)
Orange Bowl: 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 9 | ESPN
Cotton Bowl: 7:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 10 | ESPN
CFP National Championship
7:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 20 | ESPN
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