The most fantastic time of the yr for school soccer followers — bowl season — is upon us.
And this yr, there’s extra to get enthusiastic about than ever with the expanded 12-team College Football Playoff.
In addition to the CFP, there shall be 36 bowl video games in all.
Here’s a take a look at this season’s video games (all instances ET).
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CFP schedule | Bowl game schedule
College Football Playoff schedule
Friday, Dec. 20
College Football Playoff First Round Pres. by Allstate
Notre Dame Stadium (South Bend, Indiana)
Saturday Dec. 21
College Football Playoff First Round Pres. by Allstate
Beaver Stadium (State College, Pennsylvania)
Darrell K Royal Texas Memorial Stadium (Austin, Texas)
Ohio Stadium (Columbus, Ohio)
Tuesday, Dec. 31
No. 6 Penn State vs. No. 3 Boise State
Penn State 31, Boise State 14
Wednesday, Jan. 1
No. 5 Texas vs. No. 4 Arizona State
Mercedes-Benz Stadium (Atlanta)
1 p.m., ESPN
No. 8 Ohio State vs. No. 1 Oregon
Rose Bowl (Pasadena, California)
5 p.m., ESPN
No. 7 Notre Dame vs. No. 2 Georgia
Caesars Superdome (New Orleans)
8:45 p.m., ESPN
Thursday, Jan. 9
CFP Semifinal on the Capital One Orange Bowl
Hard Rock Stadium (Miami Gardens, Florida)
7:30 p.m., ESPN
Friday, Jan. 10
CFP Semifinal on the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic
AT&T Stadium (Arlington, Texas)
7:30 p.m., ESPN
Monday, Jan. 20
CFP National Championship Presented by AT&T
Mercedes-Benz Stadium (Atlanta)
7:30 p.m., ESPN
Complete bowl recreation schedule
Saturday, Dec. 14
Jackson State 28, South Carolina State 7
South Alabama 30, Western Michigan 23
Tuesday, Dec. 17
Wednesday, Dec. 18
James Madison 27, Western Kentucky 17
Thursday Dec. 19
Sam Houston 31, Georgia Southern 26
Friday, Dec. 20
Ohio 30, Jacksonville State 27
Union Home Mortgage Gasparilla Bowl
Monday, Dec. 23
Northern Illinois 28, Fresno State 20 (2OT)
Tuesday, Dec. 24
South Florida 41, San José State 39 (5 OTs)
Thursday, Dec. 26
Toledo 48, Pittsburgh 46 (6 OTs)
Arkansas State 38, Bowling Green 31
Friday, Dec. 27
Vanderbilt 35, Georgia Tech 27
Syracuse 52, Washington State 35
Saturday, Dec. 28
Nebraska 20, Boston College 15
Miami (OH) 43, Colorado State 17
Monday, Dec. 30
Tuesday, Dec. 31
Alabama vs. Michigan
Michigan 19, Alabama 13
Louisville vs. Washington
Louisville 35, Washington 34
South Carolina vs. Illinois
Illinois 21, South Carolina 17
Baylor vs. LSU
LSU 44, Baylor 31
Thursday, Jan. 2
Duke vs. Ole Miss
EverBank Stadium (Jacksonville, Florida)
7:30 p.m. ESPN
Friday, Jan. 3
North Texas vs. Texas State
Gerald J. Ford Stadium (Dallas)
4 p.m., ESPN
Minnesota vs. Virginia Tech
Bank of America Stadium (Charlotte, North Carolina)
7:30 p.m., ESPN
Saturday, Jan. 4
Buffalo vs. Liberty
Thomas A. Robinson National Stadium (Nassau, Bahamas)
11 a.m., ESPN2