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Non-Playoff Bowl Games Discussion Thread

For those who still care about these other postseason matchups. Geez, Washington and Boise State play this Saturday.

2025-26 college football bowl game schedule, scores, TV channels, matchup information​

(all times ET)

Saturday, Dec. 13​

Celebration Bowl
South Carolina State vs. Prairie View A&M
12 p.m. | ABC
Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Atlanta, Georgia

LA Bowl
Boise State vs. Washington
8 p.m. | ABC
SoFi Stadium
Inglewood, Calif.

Tuesday, Dec. 16​

Salute to Veterans Bowl
Troy vs. Jacksonville State
9 p.m. | ESPN
Cramton Bowl
Montgomery, Ala.

Wednesday, Dec. 17​

Cure Bowl
Old Dominion vs. South Florida
5 p.m. | ESPN
Camping World Stadium
Orlando, Fla.

68 Ventures Bowl
Louisiana vs. Delaware
8:30 p.m. | ESPN
Hancock Whitney Stadium
Mobile, Ala.

Thursday, Dec. 18​

Xbox Bowl
Arkansas State vs. Missouri State
9 p.m. | ESPN2
Ford Center
Frisco, Texas

Friday, Dec. 19​

Myrtle Beach Bowl
Kennesaw State vs. Western Michigan
11 a.m. | ESPN
Brooks Stadium
Conway, S.C.

Gasparilla Bowl
Memphis vs. NC State
2:30 p.m. | ESPN
Raymond James Stadium
Tampa, Fla.

Saturday, Dec. 20​

3 CFP First Round Games

Monday, Dec. 22​

Famous Idaho Potato Bowl
Washington State vs. Utah State
2 p.m. | ESPN
Albertsons Stadium
Boise, Idaho

Tuesday, Dec. 23​

Boca Raton Bowl
Louisville vs. Toledo
2 p.m. | ESPN
Flagler Credit Union Stadium
Boca Raton, Fla.

New Orleans Bowl
Western Kentucky vs. Southern Miss
5:30 p.m. | ESPN
Caesars Superdome
New Orleans, La.

Frisco Bowl
UNLV vs. Ohio
9 p.m. | ESPN
Ford Center at The Star
Frisco, Texas

Wednesday, Dec. 24​

Hawai'i Bowl
Cal vs. Hawai'i
8 p.m. | ESPN
Clarence T.C. Ching Athletics Complex
Honolulu, Hawai'i

Friday, Dec. 26​

GameAbove Sports Bowl
Central Michigan vs. Northwestern
1 p.m. | ESPN
Ford Field
Detroit, Mich.

Rate Bowl
New Mexico vs. Minnesota
4:30 p.m. | ESPN
Chase Field
Phoenix, Ariz.

First Responder Bowl
FIU vs. UTSA
8 p.m. | ESPN
Gerald J. Ford Stadium
Dallas, Texas

Saturday, Dec. 27​

Military Bowl
Pitt vs. East Carolina
11 a.m. | ESPN
Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
Annapolis, Md.

Pinstripe Bowl
Clemson vs. Penn State
12 p.m. | ABC
Yankee Stadium
Bronx, N.Y.

Fenway Bowl
UConn vs. Army
2:15 p.m. | ESPN
Fenway Park
Boston, Mass.

Pop-Tarts Bowl
No. 12 BYU vs. No. 22 Georgia Tech
3:30 p.m. | ABC
Camping World Stadium
Orlando, Fla.

Arizona Bowl
Miami (OH) vs. Fresno State
4:30 p.m. | The CW Network
Arizona Stadium
Tucson, Ariz.

New Mexico Bowl
UNT vs. San Diego State
5:45 p.m. | ESPN
University Stadium
Albuquerque, N.M.

Gator Bowl
Missouri vs. No. 19 Virginia
7:30 p.m. | ABC
EverBank Stadium
Jacksonville, Fla.

Texas Bowl
LSU vs. Houston
9:15 p.m. | ESPN
NRG Stadium
Houston, Texas

Monday, Dec. 29​

Birmingham Bowl
Georgia Southern vs. App State
2 p.m. | ESPN
Protective Stadium
Birmingham, Ala.

Tuesday, Dec. 30​

Independence Bowl
Coastal Carolina vs. Louisiana Tech
2 p.m. | ESPN
Independence Stadium
Shreveport, La.

Music City Bowl
Tennessee vs. Illinois
5:30 p.m. | ESPN
Nissan Stadium
Nashville, Tenn.

Alamo Bowl
No. 16 Southern Cal vs. TCU
9 p.m. | ESPN
Alamodome
San Antonio, Texas

Wednesday, Dec. 31​

ReliaQuest Bowl
No. 23 Iowa vs. No. 14 Vanderbilt
12 p.m. | ESPN
Raymond James Stadium
Tampa, Fla.

Sun Bowl
Arizona State vs. Duke
2 p.m. | CBS
Sun Bowl
El Paso, Texas

Citrus Bowl
No. 13 Texas vs. No. 18 Michigan
3 p.m. | ABC
Camping World Stadium
Orlando, Fla.

Las Vegas Bowl
Nebraska vs. No. 15 Utah
3:30 p.m. | ESPN
Allegiant Stadium
Las Vegas, Nev.

College Football Playoff Quarterfinal
No. 2 Ohio State vs. No. 7 Texas A&M/No. 10 Miami (Fla.) winner
7:30 p.m. | ESPN , WatchESPN
AT&T Stadium (Cotton Bowl)
Arlington, Texas

Thursday, Jan. 1​

3 CFP Quarterfinals

Friday, Jan. 2​

Armed Forces Bowl
Texas State vs. Rice
1 p.m. | ESPN
Amon G. Carter Stadium
Fort Worth, Texas

Liberty Bowl
Navy vs. Cincinnati

4:30 p.m. | ESPN
Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium
Memphis, Tenn.

Duke's Mayo Bowl
Mississippi State vs. Wake Forest
8 p.m. | ESPN
Bank of America Stadium
Charlotte, N.C.

Holiday Bowl
Arizona vs. SMU
8 p.m. | FOX
Snapdragon Stadium
San Diego, Calif.

2025 Cotton Bowl BMW Thread: tOSU vs FairWeatherConvicts Led by this Generation's Chuck Amato

This is the BMW thread. Land of the free, home of the brave where negativity is the rule and The Lunatics rage.

This thread is for those that want to Bitch/Moan/Whine (BMW) during the Cotton Bowl. The B1G Championship showed me that we have a lot of posters that don't realize this thread exists or that it's the one place dedicated for 1) some cheesy-ass complaining and mischief and 2) the outright negative nancies that show their true selves when the Buckeyes don't operate to the poster's expectations.
Then there's @AuTX Buckeye and @Honor&Glory lead the charge, and @BuckBackHome that always holds me to a tight timetable to get this back up and running with a quickness.
Tagging @BB73 @LordJeffBuck to pin this thread (should they choose to accept it).
Approved by @Jaxbuck

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2025 Cotton Bowl: #2 tOSU vs #10 Miami-FL, Wed 12/31 7:30 ET at JerryWorld

The Buckeyes will enter the CFP quarter-finals at the Cotton Bowl in Arlington, TX on New Year’s Eve.

They will face the winner of the first round game held on Sat 12/20 at noon ET with the Miami Hurricanes at Kyle Field to face the Texas A&M Aggies.

What: Cotton Bowl
Who: Ohio State vs. TBD
When: Wednedsay, Dec. 31
Time: 7:30 p.m. ET
Where: AT&T Stadium
Tickets: SeatGeek, StubHub or VividSeats

Week 15/CCG Game Discussion Thread

For talk of this week’s matchups, except the game in Indy.

The 6 bolded TV network names are the potential CFP auto-bids. Although there’s a separate thread for CFP speculation/discussion.

Week 15/Conference Championships​

Friday, Dec. 5

7 p.m. | Kennesaw State at Jacksonville State — Conference USA Championship | CBSSN
7 p.m. | Troy at James Madison — Sun Belt Championship | ESPN

8 p.m. | North Texas at Tulane — American Athletic Championship | ABC
8 p.m. | UNLV at Boise State — Mountain West Championship | FOX

Saturday, Dec. 6

12 p.m. | Texas Tech vs. BYU — Big 12 Championship (in Arlington, Texas) | ABC
12 p.m. | Western Michigan vs. Miami (Ohio) — MAC Championship (in Detroit) | ESPN
12 p.m. | Villanova at Lehigh (FCS Second Round) | ESPN+
12 p.m. | South Dakota at Mercer (FCS Second Round) | ESPN+

1 p.m. | Illinois State at North Dakota State (FCS Second Round) | ESPN+
1 p.m. | Abilene Christian at Stephen F. Austin (FCS Second Round) | ESPN+
1 p.m. | North Dakota at Tarleton State (FCS Second Round) | ESPN+
2 p.m. | Prairie View A&M at Jackson State — SWAC Championship | ESPN2
2 p.m. | Yale at Montana State (FCS Second Round) | ESPN+
2 p.m. | South Dakota State at Montana (FCS Second Round) | ESPN+

4 p.m. | Georgia vs. Alabama — SEC Championship (in Atlanta) | ABC

8 p.m. | Virginia vs. Duke — ACC Championship (in Charlotte) | ABC
8 p.m. | Ohio State vs. Indiana — Big Ten Championship (in Indianapolis) | FOX

10 p.m. | Rhode Island at UC Davis (FCS Second Round) | ESPN2

B1G CCG BMW Thread: #1 tOSU vs #2 Indiana

This is the BMW thread. Land of the free, home of the brave where negativity is the rule and The Lunatics rage.

This thread is for those that want to Bitch/Moan/Whine (BMW) during the B1G Championship.
@AuTX Buckeye and @Honor&Glory lead the charge.
Tagging @BB73 @LordJeffBuck to pin this thread (should they choose to accept it).
Approved by @Jaxbuck

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Was 2014-2018 the best 5-year stretch or are we in it now?

Happy Thanksgiving everyone. Was 2014-2018 the best five-year stretch in Ohio State football history? A national championship, wins in the Rose, Cotton, Fiesta and Sugar Bowls and a 62-7 record.

Or are we in it now? 2021-2025: A national championship, 2 Rose Bowl wins, a Cotton Bowl win, a 58-8 record with more forthcoming this year?

Week 14 Game Discussion Thread

For talking about games other than the only one that matters this week.

Week 14​

Tuesday, Nov. 25

4:30 p.m.| Bowling Green at UMass | ESPNU
7:30 p.m.| Western Michigan at Eastern Michigan | ESPN2

Thursday, Nov. 27

3 p.m. | Tuskegee at Alabama State | SWAC TV
7:30 p.m. | Navy at Memphis | ESPN

Friday, Nov. 28

12 p.m. | No. 7 Ole Miss at Mississippi State | ABC
12 p.m. | Iowa at Nebraska | CBS
12 p.m. | Ohio at Buffalo | ESPNU
12 p.m. | Kent State at Northern Illinois | CBSSN
12 p.m. | No. 13 Utah at Kansas | ESPN

3 p.m. | Air Force at Colorado State | FS1
3:30 p.m. | No. 4 Georgia vs. No. 23 Georgia Tech | ABC
3:30 p.m. | San Diego State at New Mexico | CBSSN
3:30 p.m. | Temple at North Texas | ESPN
4 p.m. | Boise State at Utah State | CBS
7:30 p.m. | No. 2 Indiana at Purdue | NBC
7:30 p.m. | No. 3 Texas A&M at No. 16 Texas | ABC
9 p.m. | No. 20 Arizona State vs. No. 25 Arizona| FOX

Saturday, Nov. 29

12 p.m. | Toledo at Central Michigan | ESPN+
12 p.m. | No. 5 Texas Tech at West Virginia | ESPN
12 p.m. | Kentucky at Louisville | ACC Network
12 p.m. | Ball State at Miami (Ohio) | CBSSN
12 p.m. | No. 12 Miami (Fla.) at No. 22 Pitt | ABC
12 p.m. | Colorado at Kansas State | FS1

12 p.m. | No. 1 Ohio State at No. 15 Michigan | FOX

12 p.m. | Iowa State at Oklahoma State | ESPNU
12 p.m. | Houston at Baylor | TNT/HBO Max
12 p.m. | Clemson at South Carolina | SEC Network
12 p.m. | East Carolina at Florida Atlantic | ESPN+
12 p.m. | Yale at Youngstown State (FCS First Round) | ESPN+
12 p.m. | Harvard at Villanova (FCS First Round) | ESPN+
12 p.m. | Central Connecticut State at Rhode Island (FCS First Round) | ESPN+
12 p.m. | Assumption at Kutztown (DII Second Round) | ESPN+
12 p.m. | Randolph-Macon at John Carroll (DIII Second Round) | ESPN+
12 p.m. | Wisconsin-La Crosse at Hope (DIII Second Round) | ESPN+
12 p.m. | Eastern at Franklin & Marshall (DIII Second Round) | ESPN+
12 p.m. | Endicott at Salisbury (DIII Second Round) | ESPN+
12 p.m. | Muhlenberg at Mount Union (DIII Second Round) | ESPN+
12 p.m. | LaGrange at Berry (DIII Second Round) | ESPN+
12 p.m. | Susquehanna at Christopher Newport (DIII Second Round) | ESPN+
12 p.m. | Springfield at Johns Hopkins (DIII Second Round) | ESPN+
12 p.m. | Frostburg State at California (PA) (DII Second Round) | ESPN+

1 p.m. | No. 11 BYU vs. UCF | ESPN2
1 p.m. | UTEP at Delaware | ESPN+
1 p.m. | Florida International at Sam Houston | ESPN+
1 p.m. | Lamar at Abilene Christian (FCS First Round) | ESPN+
1 p.m. | Illinois State at SE Louisiana (FCS First Round) | ESPN+
1 p.m. | North Dakota at Tennessee Tech (FCS First Round) | ESPN+
1 p.m. | New Hampshire at South Dakota State (FCS First Round) | ESPN+
1 p.m. | Drake at South Dakota (FCS First Round) | ESPN+
1 p.m. | Ashland at Ferris State (DII Second Round) | ESPN+
1 p.m. | Benedict at Albany State (DII Second Round) | ESPN+
1 p.m. | Hardin-Simmons at Trinity (TX) (DIII Second Round) | ESPN+
1 p.m. | Alma at Wisconsin-Platteville (DIII Second Round) | ESPN+
1 p.m. | DePauw at Wisconsin-Whitewater (DIII Second Round) | ESPN+
1 p.m. | Monmouth (IL) at Saint John's (MN) (DIII Second Round) | ESPN+
1 p.m. | Wheaton (IL) at Wartburg (DIII Second Round) | ESPN+
1 p.m. | Hanover at North Central (DIII Second Round) | ESPN+
1 p.m. | Coe at Bethel (MN) (DIII Second Round) | ESPN+
1 p.m. | Newberry at West Florida (DII Second Round) | ESPN+
1 p.m. | Chapman at Wisconsin-River Falls (DIII Second Round) | ESPN+
1:30 p.m. | Georgia Southern at Marshall | ESPN+

2 p.m. | Western Kentucky at Jacksonville State | ESPN+
2 p.m. | Louisiana Tech at Missouri State | ESPN+
2 p.m. | Georgia State at Old Dominion | ESPN+
2 p.m. | Grambling vs. Southern (in New Orleans) | SWAC TV
2 p.m. | Pittsburg State at Harding (DII Second Round) | ESPN+
2 p.m. | Minnesota State at UIndy (DII Second Round) | ESPN+
2:30 p.m. | Arkansas State at Appalachian State | ESPN+
3 p.m. | UL Monroe at Louisiana | ESPN+
3 p.m. | Middle Tennessee at New Mexico State | ESPN+
3 p.m. | Boston College at Syracuse | The CW Network
3 p.m. | South Alabama at Texas State | ESPN+
3 p.m. | UAB at Tulsa | ESPN+
3 p.m. | Florida A&M at Mississippi Valley State | SWAC TV
3 p.m. | UT Permian Basin at Western Colorado (DII Second Round) | ESPN+

3:30 p.m. | No. 6 Oregon at Washington | CBS
3:30 p.m. | No. 8 Oklahoma vs. LSU | ABC
3:30 p.m. | No. 14 Vanderbilt at No. 19 Tennessee | ESPN
3:30 p.m. | No. 22 Missouri at Arkansas | SEC Network
3:30 p.m. | Wake Forest at Duke | ACC Network
3:30 p.m. | Kennesaw State at Liberty | CBSSN
3:30 p.m. | Wisconsin at Minnesota | FS1
3:30 p.m. | Penn State at Rutgers | Big Ten Network
3:30 p.m. | Cincinnati at TCU | FOX
3:30 p.m. | Troy at Southern Miss | ESPN+
3:30 p.m. | Army at UTSA | ESPN+
3:45 p.m. | James Madison at Coastal Carolina | ESPNU

4:30 p.m. | Florida State at Florida | ESPN2
6:30 p.m. | Oregon State at Washington State | The CW Network

7 p.m. | No. 18 Virginia vs. Virginia Tech| ESPN
7 p.m. | Maryland at Michigan State | FS1
7 p.m. | Rice at South Florida | ESPN+

7:30 p.m. | No. 10 Alabama at Auburn | ABC
7:30 p.m. | UCLA at No. 17 USC | NBC
7:30 p.m. | Northwestern at Illinois | FOX
7:30 p.m. | No. 24 Tulane vs. Charlotte | ESPNU
7:30 p.m. | North Carolina at NC State | ACC Network

8 p.m. | No. 21 SMU at Cal | ESPN2
9 p.m. | UNLV at Nevada | CBSSN
10:30 p.m. | Fresno State at San Jose State | FS1
10:30 p.m. | No. 9 Notre Dame at Stanford | ESPN
11 p.m. | Hawaii vs. Wyoming | Spectrum Sports
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#1 tOSU vs tCUN BMW Thread

This is the BMW thread. Land of the free, home of the brave where negativity is the rule and The Lunatics rage.

This thread is for those that want to Bitch/Moan/Whine (BMW) during Thee Game.
@AuTX Buckeye and @Honor&Glory lead the charge.
Tagging @BB73 @LordJeffBuck to pin this thread (should they choose to accept it).
Approved by @Jaxbuck

This one's for Coach Ryan Day
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Fucking get it done this week, Ryan. Don't play their game. Belt-to-ass for 60 minutes.

tOSU Sports Information Director Jerry Emig

Just sayin': I searched Buckeye Planet for "Jerry Emig" and found dozens of posts where Jerry Emig was the source of the posted information. Considering the announcement today I felt he needed thread so everyone would know he is retiring.


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Jerry Emig
  • Positon: Associate AD, Communications - Football
Jerry Emig is in his 28th year in the sports information/athletic communications profession, his 19th year at Ohio State and his 12th as the core media relations contact for the Ohio State football program.

Jerry is experienced in the communications areas of public relations, media relations, community relations, reputation management and event management. His work experience includes positions with three respected universities (Southern Illinois-Carbondale, Temple University and Ohio State), a private public relations firm (Paul Werth Associates), and two state commissions (the Ohio Cultural Facilities Commission and the Ohio Board of Regents).

Jerry is a 1983 graduate of Murray State University with a degree in communications, and he has a master’s degree in sports administration from Ohio State (1986).

His career highlights include media relations responsibilities for Ohio State’s run to the first College Football Playoff national championship in 2014, 19 Ohio State vs. Michigan football games, three Final Fours, six Big Ten football championship games, four Rose Bowls, five Sugar Bowls, two BCS national championship games, four Fiesta Bowls and one Orange Bowl. He has also worked dozens of NCAA and conference tournament basketball games, travelled on two-week trips with basketball teams to Japan and South Africa and attended hundreds of football, basketball, baseball, soccer, track and field, and swimming and diving events while traveling to nearly 90 different universities.

The Ohio State football sports information staff received a Super 11 Award from the Football Writers Association of America in 2017 for SID excellence.

Emig, who enjoys a “good sports information day” and tweets good news about the Buckeyes at @BuckeyeNotes, and his wife, Jody, reside in Dublin. The couple has three children: daughter Shelby and son, Roman, who are both students at Ohio State, and a 19-year-old son A.J.

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