ESPN’s postseason college football coverage peaks with the exclusive presentation of the College Football Playoff, which kicks off with the semifinals on New Year’s Day, Friday, January 1st. alternative television broadcasts available on ESPN networks through ESPN’s MegaCast presentation. ESPN Radio will broadcast all three games. In addition, the rest of the New Year’s Six can also be seen live on ESPN and ESPN Radio.
The classic Goodyear Cotton Bowl, featuring Florida’s No. 7 and Oklahoma’s No. 6, is the first of the New Year’s Six, scheduled for Wednesday, Dec. 30 at 8 p.m. Joe Tessitore, Greg McElroy and Holly Rowe are ready for the call on ESPN and Brad Sham, Dusty Dvoracek and Ian Fitzsimmons will announce the action on ESPN Radio.
New Year’s Day action begins with the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl, as Georgia’s No. 9 and Cincinnati’s No. 8 face off at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Mark Jones, Dvoracek and Kris Budden will team up for the TV call, while Dave O’Brien and Mike Golic Jr will be the headphones for the ESPN radio show.
At 4 p.m., the semifinals of the Rose Bowl Game college football playoff presented by Capital One will be live from Arlington, Texas, with a stacked list of commentators announcing Alabama’s No. 1 vs. No. 4 of Our Lady. Sean McDonough, Todd Blackledge, Todd McShay and Allison Williams are set to air on ESPN, while the trio of Tessitore, McElroy and Rowe will be live on ESPN Radio.
At 8 p.m., the semifinals of the college football playoff at the Allstate Sugar Bowl face numbers 2 from Clemson and 3 from Ohio State, under the lights of the Mercedes-Benz Superdome. The leader of ESPN Saturday Night Football the crew of Chris Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit and Maria Taylor will be joined by Tom Rinaldi in New Orleans on ESPN, and Sean Kelley and Barrett Jones will team up for the ESPN Radio broadcast.
On Saturday, Jan. 2, the PlayStation Fiesta Bowl begins action as No. 25 in Oregon and No. 10 in the state of Iowa on ESPN. Dave Pasch, Mike Golic Sr. and Quint Kessenich will be at the ESPN call, with Marc Kestecher and Ben Hartsock announcing Glendale’s action on ESPN Radio.
To close out the New Year’s Six action, the Capital One Orange Bowl will host Texas A&M’s No. 5 and North Carolina’s No. 13 at Hard Rock Stadium. Bob Wischusen, Dan Orlovsky and Katie George are ready for ESPN, with Kelley and Jones announcing their second New Year Six on ESPN Radio.
In the coming days, additional details will be unveiled about ESPN’s presentation of the college football playoff semifinals and the New Year’s six. ESPN coverage of the 2021-21 college football season began Monday, Dec. 21, with the opening of the Myrtle Beach Bowl in Conway, SC
| Data | Time (ET) | Event / Commentators | Net |
| Wednesday, December 30th | 8 p.m. | Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic: no. 7 in Florida and no. 6 in Oklahoma AT&T Stadium – Arlington, Texas TV: Joe Weaver, Greg McElroy, Holly Rowe Radio: Brad Sham, Dusty Dvoracek, Ian Fitzsimmons |
ESPN / ESPN Radio |
| Friday, January 1st | Noon | Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl: Georgia’s No. 9 vs. Cincinnati’s No. 8 Mercedes-Benz Stadium – Atlanta, Ga. TV: Mark Jones, Dusty Dvoracek, Kris Budden Radio: Dave O’Brien, Mike Golic Jr. |
ESPN / ESPN Radio |
| 4 p.m. | College football playoff semifinal at the Rose Bowl Game presented by Capital One: No. 1 Alabama vs. No. 4 Notre Dame AT&T Stadium – Arlington, Texas TV: Sean McDonough, Todd Blackledge, Todd McShay, Allison Williams Radio: Joe Weaver, Greg McElroy, Holly Rowe |
ESPN / ESPN Sports / ESPN Radio | |
| 8 p.m. | College football playoff semifinal at the Allstate Sugar Bowl: No. 2 for Clemson vs. No. 3 for Ohio State Mercedes-Benz Superdome – New Orleans, La. TV: Chris Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit, Maria Taylor and Tom Rinaldi Radio: Sean Kelley, Barrett Jones |
ESPN / ESPN Sports / ESPN Radio | |
| Ds. January 2 | 4 p.m. | PlayStation Fiesta Bowl: No. 25 from Oregon vs. No. 10 from the state of Iowa State Farm Stadium – Glendale, Arizona. TV: Dave Pasch, Mike Golic Sr., Quint Kessenich Radio: Marc Kestecher, Ben Hartsock |
ESPN / ESPN Radio |
| 8 p.m. | Capital One Orange Bowl: Texas A&M No. 5 vs. North Carolina No. 13 Hard Rock Stadium – Miami, Florida. TV: Bob Wischusen, Dan Orlovsky, Katie George Radio: Sean Kelley, Barrett Jones |
ESPN / ESPN Radio |