Viewer’s guide to the new College Football Playoff

After years of waiting for a bigger and better College Football Playoff, the moment has finally arrived. The bracket is set and the games are here.

The inaugural 12-team field has a few surprises after a season wrought with chaos. Alabama was the last team out as the CFP committee selected SMU for its last at-large spot. Ohio State, Notre Dame, Penn State and Texas are all hosting playoff games on campus in the first round for the first time ever. Oregon, Georgia, Boise State and Arizona State await the winners on New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day in the quarterfinals.

Here’s everything you need to know in our viewer’s guide to the new College Football Playoff.

No. 10 Indiana at No. 7 Notre Dame
Dec. 20, 8 p.m. ET | Location: South Bend, Ind. | TV: ABC/ESPN | Line: Notre Dame -7

No. 11 SMU at No. 6 Penn State
Dec. 21, Noon ET | Location: State College, Pa. | TV: TNT | Line: Penn State -8.5

No. 12 Clemson at No. 5 Texas
Dec. 21, 4 p.m. ET | Location: Austin, Texas | TV: TNT | Line: Texas -12

No. 9 Tennessee at No. 8 Ohio State
Dec. 21, 8 p.m. ET | Location: Columbus, Ohio | TV: ESPN | Line: Ohio State -7.5

Fiesta Bowl: No. 3 Boise State vs. SMU/Penn State winner
Dec. 31, 7:30 p.m. ET | Location: Glendale, Ariz. | TV: ESPN | Line: TBD

Peach Bowl: No. 4 Arizona State vs. Clemson/Texas winner
Jan. 1, 1 p.m. ET | Location: Atlanta, Ga. | TV: ESPN | Line: TBD

Rose Bowl: No. 1 Oregon vs. Tennessee/Ohio State winner
Jan. 1, 5 p.m. ET | Location: Pasadena, Calif. | TV: ESPN | Line: TBD

Sugar Bowl: No. 2 Georgia vs. Indiana/Notre Dame winner
Jan. 1, 8:45 p.m. ET | Location: New Orleans, La. | TV: ESPN | Line: TBD

Orange Bowl: TBD
Jan. 9, 7:30 p.m. ET | Location: Miami, Fla. | TV: ESPN

Cotton Bowl: TBD
Jan. 10, 7:30 p.m. ET | Location: Dallas, Texas | TV: ESPN

Jan. 20, 7:30 p.m. ET | Location: Atlanta, Ga. | TV: ESPN

The inaugural CFP bracket has…

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