College football bowl game schedule: Dates, times and matchups
The 2023-24 college football bowl season is almost here.
There are 43 bowl games, beginning Dec. 16 with Georgia Southern facing Ohio in the Myrtle Beach Bowl and ending Jan. 8 with the College Football Playoff National Championship.
The College Football Playoff semifinals are set with Michigan, Washington, Texas and Alabama selected to battle for the title.
Here’s a look at all of this season’s games (all times ET).
More bowl coverage:
Predicting scores for every game (ESPN+)
First look at semifinal matchups
Betting lines, odds for CFP games
College Football Playoff schedule
Monday, Jan. 1
CFP Semifinal at the Rose Bowl Game Presented by Prudential
No. 4 Alabama vs. No. 1 Michigan
Rose Bowl (Pasadena, California)
5 p.m., ESPN and the ESPN App
CFP Semifinal at the Allstate Sugar Bowl
No. 3 Texas vs. No. 2 Washington
Caesars Superdome (New Orleans)
8:45 p.m., ESPN and the ESPN App
Monday, Jan. 8
CFP National Championship Presented by AT&T
TBD vs. TBD
NRG Stadium (Houston)
7:30 p.m., ESPN and the ESPN App
New Year’s Six
Friday, Dec. 29
Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic
No. 9 Missouri vs. No. 7 Ohio State
AT&T Stadium (Arlington, Texas)
8 p.m., ESPN, ESPN+ and the ESPN App
Saturday, Dec. 30
Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl
No. 11 Ole Miss vs. No. 10 Penn State
Mercedes-Benz Stadium (Atlanta)
Noon, ESPN, ESPN+ and the ESPN App
Capital One Orange Bowl
No. 6 Georgia vs. No. 5 Florida State
Hard Rock Stadium (Miami Gardens, Florida)
4 p.m., ESPN, ESPN+ and the ESPN App
Monday, Jan. 1
Vrbo Fiesta Bowl
No. 23 Liberty vs. No. 8 Oregon
State Farm Stadium (Glendale, Arizona)
1 p.m., ESPN and the ESPN App
Complete college football bowl schedule
Saturday, Dec. 16
Myrtle Beach Bowl
Georgia Southern vs. Ohio
Brooks Stadium (Conway, South Carolina)
11 a.m., ESPN, ESPN+ and the ESPN App
Cricket Celebration Bowl
Howard vs. Florida A&M
Mercedes-Benz Stadium (Atlanta)
Noon, ABC, ESPN+ and the ESPN App
R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl
Jacksonville State vs. Louisiana
Caesars Superdome (New Orleans)
2:15 p.m., ESPN,ESPN+ and the ESPN App
Avocados From Mexico Cure Bowl
Miami (Ohio) vs. Appalachian State
FBC Mortgage Stadium (Orlando, Florida)
3:30 p.m., ABC, ESPN+ and the ESPN App
Isleta New Mexico Bowl
New Mexico State vs. Fresno State
University Stadium (Albuquerque, New Mexico)
5:45 p.m., ESPN, ESPN+ and the ESPN App
LA Bowl
UCLA vs. Boise State
SoFi Stadium (Inglewood, California)
7:30 p.m., ABC, ESPN+ and the ESPN App
Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl
Cal vs. Texas Tech
Independence Stadium (Shreveport, Louisiana)
9:15 p.m., ESPN, ESPN+ and the ESPN App
Monday, Dec. 18
Famous Toastery Bowl
Western Kentucky vs. Old Dominion
Jerry Richardson Stadium (Charlotte, North Carolina)
2:30 p.m., ESPN, ESPN+ and the ESPN App
Tuesday, Dec. 19
Scooter’s Coffee Frisco Bowl
UTSA vs. Marshall
Toyota Stadium (Frisco, Texas)
9 p.m., ESPN, ESPN+ and the ESPN App
Thursday, Dec. 21
RoofClaim.com Boca Raton Bowl
South Florida vs. Syracuse
FAU Stadium (Boca Raton, Florida)
8 p.m., ESPN, ESPN+ and the ESPN App
Friday, Dec. 22
Union Home Mortgage Gasparilla Bowl
Georgia Tech vs. UCF
Raymond James Stadium (Tampa, Florida)
6:30 p.m., ESPN, ESPN+ and the ESPN App
Saturday, Dec. 23
Protective Stadium (Birmingham, Alabama)
Noon, ABC, ESPN+ and the ESPN App
Camellia Bowl
Arkansas State vs. Northern Illinois
Cramton Bowl (Montgomery, Alabama)
Noon, ESPN, ESPN+ and the ESPN App
Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl
James Madison vs. Air Force
Amon G. Carter Stadium (Fort Worth, Texas)
3:30 p.m., ABC, ESPN+ and the ESPN App
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl
Georgia State vs. Utah State
Albertsons Stadium (Boise, Idaho)
3:30 p.m., ESPN, ESPN+ and the ESPN App
68 Ventures Bowl
South Alabama vs. Eastern Michigan
Hancock Whitney Stadium (Mobile, Alabama)
7 p.m., ESPN, ESPN+ and the ESPN App
SRS Distribution Las Vegas Bowl
Utah vs. Northwestern
Allegiant Stadium (Las Vegas)
7:30 p.m., ABC, ESPN+ and the ESPN App
EasyPost Hawai’i Bowl
Coastal Carolina vs. San Jose State
Clarence T.C. Ching Athletics Complex (Honolulu)
10:30 p.m., ESPN, ESPN+ and the ESPN App
Tuesday, Dec. 26
Quick Lane Bowl
Bowling Green vs. Minnesota
Ford Field (Detroit)
2 p.m., ESPN, ESPN+ and the ESPN App
SERVPRO First Responder Bowl
Texas State vs. Rice
Gerald J. Ford Stadium (Dallas)
5:30 p.m., ESPN, ESPN+ and the ESPN App
Guaranteed Rate Bowl
Kansas vs. UNLV
Chase Field (Phoenix)
9 p.m., ESPN, ESPN+ and the ESPN App
Wednesday, Dec. 27
Military Bowl presented by GoBowling.com
Virginia Tech vs. Tulane
Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium (Annapolis, Maryland)
2 p.m., ESPN, ESPN+ and the ESPN App
Duke’s Mayo Bowl
North Carolina vs. West Virginia
Bank of America Stadium (Charlotte, North Carolina)
5:30 p.m., ESPN, ESPN+ and the ESPN App
DirecTV Holiday Bowl
Louisville vs. USC
Petco Park (San Diego)
8 p.m., Fox
TaxAct Texas Bowl
Texas A&M vs. Oklahoma State
NRG Stadium (Houston)
9 p.m., ESPN, ESPN+ and the ESPN App
Thursday, Dec. 28
Wasabi Fenway Bowl
SMU vs. Boston College
Fenway Park (Boston)
11 a.m., ESPN, ESPN+ and the ESPN App
Bad Boy Mowers Pinstripe Bowl
Rutgers vs. Miami
Yankee Stadium (New York)
2:15 p.m., ESPN, ESPN+ and the ESPN App
Pop-Tarts Bowl
NC State vs. Kansas State
Camping World Stadium (Orlando, Florida)
5:45 p.m., ESPN, ESPN+ and the ESPN App
Valero Alamo Bowl
Arizona vs. Oklahoma
Alamodome (San Antonio)
9:15 p.m., ESPN, ESPN+ and the ESPN App
Friday, Dec. 29
TaxSlayer Gator Bowl
Clemson vs. Kentucky
EverBank Stadium (Jacksonville, Florida)
Noon, ESPN, ESPN+ and the ESPN App
Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl
Oregon State vs. Notre Dame
Sun Bowl Stadium (El Paso, Texas)
2 p.m., CBS
AutoZone Liberty Bowl
Memphis vs. Iowa State
Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium (Memphis, Tennessee)
3:30 p.m., ESPN, ESPN+ and the ESPN App
Saturday, Dec. 30
TransPerfect Music City Bowl
Auburn vs. Maryland
Nissan Stadium (Nashville, Tennessee)
2 p.m., ABC, ESPN+ and the ESPN App
Barstool Sports Arizona Bowl
Toledo vs. Wyoming
Arizona Stadium (Tucson, Arizona)
4:30 p.m., CW Network/Barstool
Monday, Jan. 1
ReliaQuest Bowl
Wisconsin vs. LSU
Raymond James Stadium (Tampa, Florida)
Noon, ESPN2 and the ESPN App
Cheez-It Citrus Bowl
Iowa vs. Tennessee
Camping World Stadium (Orlando, Florida)
1 p.m., ABC and the ESPN App
All the Toronto Blue Jays had to do after losing an 18-inning epic in Game 3 of the 2025 World Series was bounce back quickly — and beat starting pitcher/DH Shohei Ohtani and the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 4.
Well, they did just that — and the Fall Classic is tied at 2-2. With the series sure to head back to Toronto, what will happen in the final game in L.A.? Game 5’s winner will be one victory from a ring; the loser will be one loss from heartbreak.
Follow all the action — from live analysis during the game to our postgame takeaways — right here.
Key links: World Series schedule, results
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Gamecast: Follow the action pitch-by-pitch here
The Minnesota Twins are hiring former Pittsburgh Pirates manager Derek Shelton to be the team’s new manager, sources confirmed to ESPN’s Jeff Passan on Wednesday.
Shelton, who was fired on May 8 as the Pirates quickly slipped into last place in the National League Central, will replace Rocco Baldelli, who was fired by Minnesota on Sept. 29.
The 55-year-old Shelton was the bench coach for the Twins in 2018 and 2019 under two different managers, Paul Molitor and Baldelli.
New York Yankees hitting coach James Rowson, who held that role for the Twins under both Molitor and Baldelli before leaving to become bench coach of the Miami Marlins in 2020, was also one of the finalists. Former Seattle Mariners manager Scott Servais and current Chicago Cubs bench coach Ryan Flaherty reportedly were in the mix, too.
The Twins are one of nine MLB teams who have changed managers this year.
Shelton was named manager of the Pirates in November 2019 as part of a franchise-wide reset by owner Bob Nutting. It was his first major league managing job after serving as a coach in various capacities in Tampa Bay, Toronto and Minnesota, and he went 306-440 in his five-plus seasons with Pittsburgh.
Pittsburgh won less than 40% of its games in Shelton’s first three seasons before taking a step forward in 2023 when it won 76 games. Paul Skenes‘ arrival in 2024 gave the franchise another jolt, and the Pirates were in playoff contention until an August swoon. In 2025, the Pirates’ offense under Shelton languished near the bottom of the NL.
The Twins, who were expected to contend for the AL Central title this season, faltered in June and became active at the trade deadline, sending away 10 players while cutting $26 million from the payroll. The team went 23-43 after the All-Star break to finish fourth in the division with a 70-92 mark.
It was the fourth-worst record in the major leagues and their worst mark since 2016.
Attendance swooned at Target Field this season, with the Twins finishing with an 81-home game total of a little more than 1.7 million tickets sold, their lowest number in a non-pandemic season since 2000, when they played at the Metrodome and finished 69-93.
Fans mostly have directed their disdain toward ownership, with deep frustration over cost cutting that came after the 2023 breakthrough Baldelli led with the end of a record 18-game postseason losing streak and the club’s first win of a playoff series in 21 years.
Executive chair Joe Pohlad and his family members put the franchise up for sale in 2024, but decided in August to keep control and bring on two new investment groups for an infusion of cash to help pay down debt.
The New York Post first reported news on Shelton’s hiring by the Twins.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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Jesse Rogers
LOS ANGELES — Blue Jays designated hitter George Springer won’t start Game 5 of the World Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Wednesday, but Toronto manager John Schneider indicated Springer could be available off the bench.
Springer, who also missed Game 4 after leaving Game 3 early with right side discomfort, did some hitting in the batting cage and some running Wednesday.
“George is feeling better,” Schneider said Wednesday afternoon. “I think better than he expected to feel, better than we expected him to feel, which is saying a lot.”
Bo Bichette will serve as the team’s DH in place of Springer in Game 5 while Isiah Kiner-Falefa will start at second base.
The 36-year-old Springer left Monday’s contest after taking an awkward swing in the seventh inning of the Dodgers’ eventual 18-inning victory. He is 3-for-11 with two runs scored in the World Series, which is tied 2-2.
He has been a key member of the Blue Jays’ postseason run but is likely to watch at least one more game before the Series takes a day off Thursday. With the extra time to heal, it means Springer could be ready for Friday’s Game 6 in Toronto.
“He’s had an unbelievable year, and I think that he has done a phenomenal job of kind of setting the tone for us, not just at the plate but in the clubhouse and keeping tabs on guys,” Schneider said. “It’s been fun to watch him. It’s been really fun after a tough year last year for him and us.”
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