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ESPN predicts Alabama football's chances of beating No. 1 Indiana
Will the No. 1 seed fall in the Rose Bowl for the second straight year when Kalen DeBoer's Alabama faces Curt Cignetti's Indiana?
Here is everything you need to know about watching college football games on New Year's Eve and New Year's Day, including TV and streaming options for the most exciting matchups.
Will Kalen DeBoer lead Alabama to a Rose Bowl upset? Here's what ESPN SP+ thinks of Alabama vs. No. 1 Indiana in the CFP quarterfinals.
ESPN's coverage of the first round of the College Football Playoff ended up a ratings success, the network announced.
The college football bowl season rolls on Monday, December 29, with an afternoon kickoff to provide some entertainment for fans itching for football. Monday features a lone game on the schedule, with the Georgia Southern Eagles facing off against the Appalachian State Mountaineers at Protective Stadium in the JLab Birmingham Bowl.
According to USA Today, all but three of the 41 major college bowl games this season will televised by ABC or ESPN, both owned by Disney. To Herbstreit’s point, that’s more than double the 18 bowl games that were held in 1995, when he first started at ESPN, and a significant increase from the 28 bowls held 10 years later in 2005.
Herbstreit admitted on the "Nonstop" podcast that he raised a concern during an internal seminar about college football at ESPN. He mentioned that the conversation did not go well. He recounted how he raised his hand, took the microphone and asked, "Are we creating too many bowl games?"
USC is a distinct favorite, with a 69.8% chance of winning, according to ESPN’s model. The Trojans have won back-to-back bowls under Lincoln Riley, while TCU is looking for three bowl wins in four years under Sonny Dykes.