How to watch the bowl games (2024)

The 2024 college football regular season is over. Well, after today's Army-Navy game, the season is over. Now, the bowl season, and 12-team playoffs, begin. The first bowl games are today, and will continue for several weeks, ending over a month from now with the national championship game. Here's the lineup.

The Games

Saturday, December 14, 2024

Cricket Celebration Bowl

ABC 12:00 PM

Jackson State (11-2) vs South Carolina State (9-3)

IS4S Salute to Veterans Bowl

ESPN 9:00 PM

South Alabama (6-6) vs Western Michigan (6-6)

Tuesday, December 17, 2024

Scooter's Coffee Frisco Bowl

ESPN 9:00 PM

[25] Memphis (10-2) vs West Virginia (6-6)

Wednesday, December 18, 2024

Boca Raton Bowl

ESPN 5:30 PM

Western Kentucky (8-5) vs James Madison (8-4)

Art of Sport LA Bowl

ESPN 9:00 PM

California (6-6) vs [24] Nevada-Las Vegas (10-3)

Thursday, December 19, 2024

R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl

ESPN2 7:00 PM

Georgia Southern (8-4) vs Sam Houston (9-3)

Friday, December 20, 2024

StaffDNA Cure Bowl

ESPN 12:00 PM

Ohio (10-3) vs Jacksonville State (9-4)

Union Home Mortgage Gasparilla Bowl

ESPN2 3:30 PM

Tulane (9-4) vs Florida (7-5)

College Football Playoff First Round Game Presented by Allstate

ABC, ESPN 8:00 PM

[10] Indiana (11-1) vs [7] Notre Dame (11-1)

Saturday, December 21, 2024

College Football Playoff First Round Game Presented by Allstate

TNT, Max 12:00 PM

[11] Southern Methodist (11-2) vs [6] Pennsylvania State (11-2)

College Football Playoff First Round Game Presented by Allstate

TNT, Max 4:00 PM

[12] Clemson (10-3) vs [5] Texas (11-2)

College Football Playoff First Round Game Presented by Allstate

ABC, ESPN 8:00 PM

[9] Tennessee (10-2) vs [8] Ohio State (10-2)

Monday, December 23, 2024

Myrtle Beach Bowl

ESPN 11:00 AM

Coastal Carolina (6-6) vs Texas-San Antonip (6-6)

Famous Idaho Potato Bowl

ESPN 2:30 PM

Northern Illinois (7-5) vs Fresno State (6-6)

Tuesday, December 24, 2024

Hawai'i Bowl

ESPN 8:00 PM

South Florida (6-6) vs San José State (7-5)

Thursday, December 26, 2024

GameAbove Sports Bowl

ESPN 2:00 PM

Pittsburgh (7-5) vs Toledo (7-5)

Rate Bowl

ESPN 5:30 PM

Rutgers (7-5) vs Kansas State (8-4)

68 Ventures Bowl

ESPN 9:00 PM

Arkansas State (7-5) vs Bowling Green (7-5)

Friday, December 27, 2024

Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl

ESPN 12:00 PM

Oklahoma (6-6) vs Navy (8-3)

Birmingham Bowl

ESPN 3:30 PM

Georgia Tech (7-5) vs Vanderbilt (6-6)

AutoZone Liberty Bowl

ESPN 7:00 PM

Texas Tech (8-4) vs Arkansas (6-6)

DirecTV Holiday Bowl

Fox 8:00 PM

[21] Syracuse (9-3) vs Washington State (8-4)

SRS Distribution Las Vegas Bowl

ESPN 10:30 PM

Southern California (6-6) vs Texas A&M (8-4)

Saturday, December 28, 2024

Wasabi Fenway Bowl

ESPN 11:00 AM

Connecticut (8-4) vs North Carolina (6-6)

Bad Boy Mowers Pinstripe Bowl

ABC 12:00 PM

Boston College (7-5) vs Nebraska (6-6)

Isleta New Mexico Bowl

ESPN 2:15 PM

Louisiana (10-3) vs Texas Christian (8-4)

Pop-Tarts Bowl

ABC 3:30 PM

[18] Iowa State (10-3) vs [13] Miami (10-2)

Snoop Dogg Arizona Bowl

CW 4:30 PM

Miami (OH) (8-5) vs Colorado State (8-4)

Go Bowling Military Bowl

ESPN 5:45 PM

East Carolina (7-5) vs North Carolina State (6-6)

Valero Alamo Bowl

ABC 7:30 PM

[17] Brigham Young (10-2) vs [23] Colorado (9-3)

Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl

ESPN 9:15 PM

Marshall (10-3) Louisiana Tech (5-7) vs [22] United States Military Academy (11-1)

Monday, December 30, 2024

TransPerfect Music City Bowl

ESPN 2:30 PM

Iowa (8-4) vs [19] Missouri (9-3)

Tuesday, December 31, 2024

ReliaQuest Bowl

ESPN 12:00 PM

[11] Alabama (9-3) vs Michigan (7-5)

Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl

CBS 2:00 PM

Louisville (8-4) vs Washington (6-6)

Cheez-It Citrus Bowl

ABC 3:00 PM

[15] South Carolina (9-3) vs [20] Illinois (9-3)

Kinder's Texas Bowl

ESPN 3:30 PM

Baylor (8-4) vs Lousiana State (8-4)

College Football Playoff Quarterfinal at the Vrbo Fiesta Bowl

ESPN 7:30 PM

TBD (Southern Methodist vs Pennsylvania State winner) vs [3] Boise State (12-1)

Wednesday, January 1, 2025

College Football Playoff Quarterfinal at the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl

ESPN 1:00 PM

TBD (Clemson vs Texas winner) vs [4] Arizona State (11-2)

College Football Playoff Quarterfinal at the Rose Bowl Presented by Prudential

ESPN 5:00 PM

TBD (Tennessee vs Ohio State winner) vs [1] Oregon (13-0)

College Football Playoff Quarterfinal at the Allstate Sugar Bowl

ESPN 8:45 PM

TBD (Indiana vs Notre Dame winner) vs [2] Georgia (11-2)

Thursday, January 2, 2025

TaxSlayer Gator Bowl

ESPN 7:30 PM

Duke (9-3) vs [14] Mississippi (9-3)

Friday, January 3, 2025

SERVPRO First Responder Bowl

ESPN 4:00 PM

North Texas (6-6) vs Texas State (7-5)

Duke's Mayo Bowl

ESPN 7:30 PM

Minnesota (7-5) vs Virginia Tech (6-6)

Saturday, January 4, 2025

Bahamas Bowl

ESPN 11:00 AM

Buffalo (8-4) vs Liberty (8-3)

Thursday, January 9, 2025

College Football Playoff Semifinal at the Capital One Orange Bowl

ESPN 7:30 PM

TBD vs TBD

Friday, January 10, 2025

College Football Playoff Semifinal at the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic

ESPN 7:30 PM

TBD vs TBD

Monday, January 20, 2025

College Football Playoff National Championship Presented by AT&T

ESPN 7:30 PM

TBD vs TBD

The Networks

While most of the bowl games are on ESPN, other networks are carrying some of the games too.

ABC

• Antenna (free)
• Sling TV (8 markets only) ($45/month)
• YouTube TV ($73/month)
• DirecTV (Entertainment) ($75/month)
• Hulu+Live TV ($77/month)
• Fubo (Pro) ($80/month)

CBS

• Antenna (free)
• Paramount Plus (Premium) $12/month
• YouTube TV ($73/month)
• DirecTV (Entertainment) ($75/month)
• Hulu+Live TV ($77/month)
• Fubo (Pro) ($80/month)

The CW

• Antenna (free)
• Not available streaming.

ESPN, ESPN2

• Sling TV (Orange) ($40/month)
• YouTube TV ($73/month)
• Hulu+Live TV ($77/month)
• DirecTV (Entertainment) ($80/month)
• Fubo (Pro) ($80/month)

Fox

• Antenna (free)
• Sling TV (19 markets only) ($45/month)
• YouTube TV ($73/month)
• Hulu+Live TV ($77/month)
• DirecTV (Entertainment) ($80/month)
• Fubo (Pro) ($80/month)

Max

• Max (with Bleacher Report Sports Add-on) ($22/month)