That is par for the course for what has been an unprecedented college football season played through the COVID-19 pandemic. Several teams have accepted bowl bids, and SMU will play UTSA in the Tropical Care Smoothie Bowl on Saturday.
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That is the start of what promises to be a bowl season that will include teams opting out and bowl ties being tested from now until the College Football Playoff championship game. Stadium’s Brett McMurphy first reported several of the early bowl matchups .
This season’s semifinals are scheduled for Jan. 1 at the Rose Bowl Game, which was moved to AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, and the Sugar Bowl in New Orleans. The Playoff championship game will be Jan. 11 at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Fla.
Sporting News tracks the 2020-21 college football bids here.
College football bowl schedule 2020-21
Monday, Dec. 21
Tuesday, Dec. 22
Wednesday, Dec. 23
Thursday, Dec. 24
Friday, Dec. 25
Saturday, Dec. 26
Tuesday, Dec. 29
Wednesday, Dec. 30
Thursday, Dec. 31
Friday, Jan. 1
Saturday, Jan. 2
