ESPN Radio to Showcase 27 Postseason College Bowls including College Football Playoff
College Football Playoff National Championship Game Airs January 9
ESPN Radio’s season-long coverage of the 2016 college football campaign will culminate with a 27-game postseason bowl schedule, including all matchups from the College Football Playoff, capped by the College Football Playoff National Championship Presented by AT&T on Monday, Jan. 9, with coverage beginning at 7 p.m. ET. ESPN Monday Night Football voice Sean McDonough will call the final game alongside analyst Todd Blackledge, with reporters Holly Rowe and Ian Fitzsimmons.
ESPN Radio will also broadcast each of the “New Year’s Six” bowls featuring the College Football Playoff Semifinals and four additional premier games, starting Friday, Dec. 30, with the Capital One Orange Bowl, as No. 6 Michigan faces No. 11 Florida State. Dave Flemming and Tom Ramsey will describe the action with reporter Allison Williams. The College Football Playoff Semifinals will include the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl (No. 4 Washington vs. No. 1 Alabama), followed by the Playstation Fiesta Bowl (No. 3 Ohio State vs. No. 2 Clemson) on Saturday, Dec. 31.
College Football Playoff National Championship Coverage
ESPN Radio will have comprehensive coverage of the College Football Playoff National Championship Presented by AT&T, including two days of on-site broadcasts on Monday, Jan. 9, and Tuesday, Jan. 10, of Mike & Mike (6 – 10 a.m., simulcast on ESPN2) and Russillo & Kanell (1 – 4 p.m.). In addition, ESPN Radio will air a special edition of College GameDay hosted by Doug Kezirian and Brad Edwards, with Trevor Matich reporting from Tampa, from 4 – 4 p.m. ET on Wednesday, Jan. 11.
All postseason college football games, including the College Football Playoff will be available on ESPN Radio, the ESPN app, ESPNRadio.com, SiriusXM, Apple iTunes Radio, Slacker Radio and TuneIn.
ESPN Radio College Football Playoff & New Year’s Six Game and Programming Schedule
| Date | Time (ET) | Game |
| Fri, Dec 30 | 8 p.m. | Capital One Orange Bowl No. 6 Michigan vs. No. 11 Florida State David Flemming, Tom Ramsey, Allison Williams |
| Sat, Dec. 31 | 2 p.m. | College Football Playoff Semifinal at the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl No. 4 Washington vs. No. 1 Alabama Steve Levy, Brian Griese, Todd McShay |
| Follows | College Football Playoff Semifinal at the Playstation Fiesta Bowl No. 3 Ohio State vs. No. 2 Clemson Bill Rosinski, David Norrie, Ian Fitzsimmons |
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| Mon, Jan 2 | 1 p.m. | Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic No. 15 Western Michigan vs. No. 8 Wisconsin Brad Sham, Rodney Gilmore, Quint Kessenich |
| Follows | Rose Bowl Game Presented by Northwestern Mutual No. 9 USC vs. No. 5 Penn State Dave Pasch, Greg McElroy, Molly McGrath |
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| Follows | Allstate Sugar Bowl No. 14 Auburn vs. No. 7 Oklahoma Bill Rosinski, David Norrie, Ian Fitzsimmons |
**Time indicates beginning of coverage window
College Football Playoff National Championship Presented by AT&T
| Date | Time (ET)** | Game |
| Mon, Jan 9 | 6 a.m. | Mike & Mike (from Tampa) |
| 1 p.m. | Russillo & Kanell (from Tampa) | |
| 4 p.m. | ESPN Radio’s College GameDay Special | |
| 7 p.m. | College Football National Championship Presented by AT&T Sean McDonough, Todd Blackledge, Holly Rowe, Ian Fitzsimmons |
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| Tue, Jan 10 | 6 a.m. | Mike & Mike (from Tampa) |
| 1 p.m. | Russillo & Kanell (from Tampa) |
**Time indicates beginning of coverage window
ESPN Radio’s Full Post Season Bowl Schedule:
| Date | Time (ET) | Game / Commentators |
| Sat, Dec 17 | 2 p.m. | Gildan New Mexico Bowl North Carolina Central vs. Grambling Roy Philpott, Clint Stoerner, Kevin Weidl |
| Follows | Raycom Media Camellia Appalachian State vs. Toledo John Brickley & Mike Golic Jr. |
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| Follows | R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl Southern Mississippi vs. Louisiana-Lafayette Bill Rosinski, David Norrie, Ian Fitzsimmons |
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| Tue, Dec 20 | 6 p.m. | Boca Raton Bowl Memphis vs. Western Kentucky Marc Kestecher, John Congemi, Brett McMurphy |
| Wed, Dec 21 | 8 p.m. | San Diego Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl BYU vs. Wyoming Bill Rosinski, David Norrie, Ian Fitzsimmons |
| Thu, Dec 22 | 6 p.m. | Famous Idaho Potato Bowl Idaho vs. Colorado State Paul Loeffler, Pat Hill, Marty Cesario |
| Sat, Dec 24 | 7 p.m. | Hawai’i Bowl Hawai’I vs. Middle Tennessee Kevin Winter & Mike Golic Jr. |
| Mon, Dec 26 | 11:30 a.m. | St. Petersburg Bowl Miami (Ohio) vs. Mississippi State Kevin Winter & TBA |
| Tue, Dec 27 | 3:30 p.m. | Military Bowl Presented by Northrop Grumman No. 24 Temple vs. Wake Forest John Brickley & TBA |
| Follows | National Funding Holiday Bowl Minnesota vs. Washington State Beth Mowins, Anthony Becht, Rocky Boiman |
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| Follows | Motel 6 Cactus Bowl Boise State vs. Baylor Clay Matvick, Dusty Dvoracek, Dawn Davenport |
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| Wed, Dec 28 | 2 p.m. | New Era Pinstripe Bowl No. 23 Pittsburgh vs. Northwestern Kevin Winter, Jack Ford, CJ Papa |
| Follows | Russell Athletic Bowl No. 16 Western Virginia vs. Miami Dave Neal, Matt Stinchcomb, Olivia Harlan |
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| Follows | Advocare V100 Texas Bowl Texas A&M vs. Kansas State Bill Rosinski, David Norrie, Ian Fitzsimmons |
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| Thu, Dec 29 | 2 p.m. | Birmingham Bowl South Florida vs. South Carolina Doug Bell, Chris Doering, Kris Budden |
| Follows | Belk Bowl Arkansas vs. No. 22 Virginia Tech Taylor Zarzour, Charles Arbuckle, Dari Nowkhah |
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| Follows | Valero Alamo Bowl No. 12 Oklahoma State vs. No. 10 Colorado Bill Rosinski, David Norrie, Ian Fitzsimmons |
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| Fri, Dec 30 | Noon | Autozone Liberty Bowl Georgia vs. TCU Bill Roth, Al Groh, Alex Corddry |
| Follows | Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl Nebraska vs. No. 21 Tennessee Anish Shroff, Ahmad Brooks, Dawn Davenport |
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| Follows | Capital One Orange Bowl No. 6 Michigan vs. No. 11 Florida State David Flemming, Tom Ramsey, Allison Williams |
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| Sat, Dec 31 | 10:30 a.m. | Buffalo Wild Wings Citrus Bowl No. 20 LSU vs. No. 13 Jason Benetti, Kelly Stouffer, Paul Carcaterra |
| 2 p.m. | College Football Playoff Semifinal at the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl No. 4 Washington vs. No. 1 Alabama Steve Levy, Brian Greise, Todd McShay |
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| Follows | College Football Playoff Semifinal at the Playstation Fiesta Bowl No. 3 Ohio State vs. No. 2 Clemson Bill Rosinski, David Norrie, Ian Fitzsimmons |
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| Mon, Jan 2 | 1 p.m. | Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic No. 15 Western Michigan vs. No. 8 Wisconsin Brad Sham, Rodney Gilmore, Quint Kessenich |
| Follows | Rose Bowl Game Presented by Northwestern Mutual No. 9 USC vs. No. 5 Penn State Dave Pasch, Greg McElroy, Molly McGrath |
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| Follows | Allstate Sugar Bowl No. 14 Auburn vs. No. 7 Oklahoma Bill Rosinski, David Norrie, Ian Fitzsimmons |
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| Mon, Jan 9 | 8:30 p.m. | College Football Playoff National Championship Presented by AT&T Sean McDonough, Todd Blackledge, Holly Rowe, Ian Fitzsimmons |
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