The Playoff race mostly is lying in wait with big games on the horizon. For USC, Saturday will loom large. We all know what's to come for Michigan and Ohio State. But further down some teams are clawing to get to the six-win mark to stamp their ticket. You know who isn't? UConn(!) is no longer just theoretical, they're really bowl eligible at six wins as Jim Mora's turnaround job continues.
All times are Eastern.
College Football Playoff
Peach Bowl, Atlanta (Dec. 31, 4 or 8 p.m., ESPN)
CFP semifinalist vs. CFP semifinalist
Georgia vs. TCU
Fiesta Bowl, Glendale, Ariz. (Dec. 31, 4 or 8 p.m., ESPN)
CFP semifinalist vs. CFP semifinalist
Ohio State vs. USC
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New Year’s Six
Orange Bowl, Miami (Dec. 30, 7:30 or 8 p.m., ESPN)
ACC vs. Big Ten/SEC/Notre Dame
North Carolina vs. Alabama
Sugar Bowl, New Orleans (Dec. 31, noon, ESPN)
SEC vs. Big 12
LSU vs. Kansas State
Cotton Bowl, Arlington, Texas (Jan. 2, 1 p.m., ESPN)
At-large vs. at-large
UCF vs. Tennessee
Rose Bowl, Pasadena (Jan. 2, 5 p.m., ESPN)
Big Ten vs. Pac-12
Michigan vs. Oregon
All other bowls
Dec. 16
Bahamas Bowl, Nassau (11:30 a.m., ESPN)
C-USA vs. MAC
Rice vs. Toledo
Cure Bowl, Orlando (3 p.m., ESPN)
At-large vs. at-large
Eastern Michigan vs. Air Force
Dec. 17
Fenway Bowl, Boston (11 a.m., ESPN)
ACC/Notre Dame vs. American
Pitt vs. Houston
New Mexico Bowl, Albuquerque (2:15 p.m., ESPN)
C-USA vs. Mountain West
Western Kentucky vs. UNLV
Jimmy Kimmel LA Bowl, Inglewood, Calif. (3:30 p.m., ABC)
Pac-12 vs. Mountain West
San Diego State vs. Washington State
LendingTree Bowl, Mobile (5:45 p.m., ESPN)
At-large vs. Sun Belt
Wyoming vs. Troy
Las Vegas Bowl, Las Vegas (7:30 p.m., ABC)
Pac-12 vs. SEC
Oregon State vs. Missouri
Frisco Bowl, Frisco, Texas (9:15 p.m., ESPN)
At-large vs. at-large
Middle Tennessee vs. Marshall
Dec. 19
Myrtle Beach Bowl, Conway, S.C. (2:30 p.m., ESPN)
At-large vs. at-large
Ball State vs. Georgia Southern
Dec. 20
Famous Idaho Potato, Boise, Id. (3:30 p.m., ESPN)
Mountain West vs. MAC
San Jose State vs. Bowling Green
Boca Raton Bowl, Boca Raton, Fla. (7:30 p.m., ESPN)
At-large vs. at-large
FAU vs. Georgia State
Dec. 21
New Orleans Bowl, New Orleans (9 p.m., ESPN)
C-USA vs. Sun Belt
North Texas vs. Coastal Carolina
Dec. 22
Armed Forces Bowl, Fort Worth (7:30 p.m., ESPN)
American vs. at-large
ECU vs. UConn
Dec. 23
Independence Bowl, Shreveport, La. (3 p.m., ESPN)
American vs. Army/BYU
SMU vs. UAB
Gasparilla Bowl, Tampa (6:30 p.m., ESPN)
ACC/SEC vs. at-large
Notre Dame vs. FIU
Dec. 24
Hawai’i Bowl, Honolulu (8 p.m., ESPN)
Mountain West vs. C-USA
Fresno State vs. UTSA
Dec. 26
Quick Lane Bowl, Detroit (2:30 p.m., ESPN)
Big Ten vs. MAC
Minnesota vs. Buffalo
Dec. 27
Camellia Bowl, Montgomery, Ala. (Noon, ESPN)
At-large vs. at-large
BYU vs. South Alabama
First Responder Bowl, Dallas (3:15 or 6:45 p.m., ESPN)
Big 12 vs. at-large
Texas Tech vs. Liberty
Birmingham Bowl, Birmingham (3:15 or 6:45 p.m., ESPN)
At-large vs. ACC/SEC
Tulane vs. Duke
Guaranteed Rate Bowl, Phoenix (10:15 p.m., ESPN)
Big 12 vs. Big Ten
Oklahoma vs. Wisconsin
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Dec. 28
Military Bowl, Annapolis, Md. (2 p.m., ESPN)
ACC vs. American
Wake Forest vs. Cincinnati
Liberty Bowl, Memphis (5:30 p.m., ESPN)
Big 12 vs. SEC
Kansas vs. Kentucky
Holiday Bowl, San Diego (8 p.m., ESPN)
ACC vs. Pac-12
Syracuse vs. Washington
Texas Bowl, Houston (9 p.m., ESPN)
Big 12 vs. SEC
Texas vs. South Carolina
Dec. 29
Pinstripe Bowl, the Bronx (2 p.m., ESPN)
ACC vs. Big Ten
Louisville vs. Iowa
Cheez-It Bowl, Orlando (5:30 p.m., ESPN)
ACC vs. Big 12
NC State vs. Baylor
Alamo Bowl, San Antonio (9 p.m., ESPN)
Big 12 vs. Pac-12
Oklahoma State vs. UCLA
Dec. 30
Duke’s Mayo Bowl, Charlotte (Noon, ESPN)
ACC vs. Big Ten
Florida State vs. Illinois
Sun Bowl, El Paso (2 p.m., CBS)
ACC vs. Pac-12
Clemson vs. Utah
Gator Bowl, Jacksonville (3:30 p.m., ESPN)
Big Ten vs. SEC
Michigan State vs. Arkansas
Arizona Bowl, Tucson (4:30 p.m., Barstool)
Mountain West vs. MAC
Boise State vs. Ohio
Dec. 31
Music City Bowl, Nashville (Noon, ABC)
Big Ten vs. SEC
Maryland vs. Mississippi State
Jan. 2
ReliaQuest Bowl, Tampa (Noon, ESPN2)
Big Ten/ACC vs. SEC
Purdue vs. Florida
Citrus Bowl, Orlando (1 p.m., ABC)
SEC vs. Big Ten
Ole Miss vs. Penn State
