ESPN’s 27-Game Bowl Schedule Kicks Off Monday with Inaugural Myrtle Beach Bowl
ESPN’s coverage of the 2020-21 college football bowl season begins today, Monday, Dec. 21, with the inaugural Myrtle Beach Bowl in Conway, S.C. (2:30 p.m. ET, ESPN). ESPN will air 27 of the 28 bowl games scheduled to be played this postseason during the newly rebranded Bowl Season.
Play-by-play commentator Courtney Lyle, ACC Network analyst Eric Mac Lain and reporters Ryan McGee and Marty Smith – co-hosts of SEC Network and ESPN Radio’s popular Marty & McGee – will call Appalachian State vs. North Texas in ESPN Events’ first Myrtle Beach Bowl at Brooks Stadium on the Coastal Carolina campus.
Monday’s kickoff marks the beginning of Capital One Bowl Mania on ESPN networks, featuring 27 bowl games over the next month, including 11 ESPN Events owned and operated games, the College Football Playoff Semifinals (Friday, Jan. 1) and the entire New Year’s Six, culminating with the College Football Playoff National Championship Presented by AT&T (Monday, Jan. 11) from Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Fla.
Updated coverage plans, including MegaCast and commentator info for the New Year’s Six bowls, will be revealed in the coming days.
ESPN’s 2020-21 Bowl Season Schedule (excluding NY6 Bowls)
| Date | Time (ET) | Event/Commentators | Network |
| Mon, Dec. 21 | 2:30 p.m. | Myrtle Beach Bowl* Appalachian State vs. North Texas Brooks Stadium – Conway, S.C. Courtney Lyle, Eric Mac Lain, Ryan McGee/Marty Smith |
ESPN / ESPN Deportes |
| Tue, Dec. 22 | 3:30 p.m. | Famous Idaho Potato Bowl* Tulane vs. Nevada Lyle Smith Field at Albertsons Stadium – Boise, Idaho Chris Cotter, Mark Herzlich, Taylor Davis |
ESPN / ESPN Deportes |
| 7 p.m. | RoofClaim.com Boca Raton Bowl* UCF vs. BYU Howard Schnellenberger Field at FAU Stadium – Boca Raton, Fla. Dave Neal, DJ Shockley, Lericia Harris Radio: Chris Carlin, Craig Haubert |
ESPN and ESPN Radio / ESPN Deportes | |
| Wed, Dec. 23 | 3 p.m. | R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl Louisiana Tech vs. Georgia Southern Mercedes-Benz Superdome – New Orleans, La. Matt Barrie, Mike Golic Jr, Dawn Davenport Radio: Sean Kelley, Barrett Jones |
ESPN and ESPN Radio / ESPN Deportes |
| 7 p.m. | Montgomery Bowl* Memphis vs. Florida Atlantic Cramton Bowl – Montgomery, Ala. Clay Matvick, Rocky Boiman, Lauren Sisler |
ESPN / ESPN Deportes | |
| Thu, Dec. 24 | 3:30 p.m. | New Mexico Bowl* Hawai‘i vs. Houston Toyota Stadium – Frisco, Texas John Schriffen, Rene Ingoglia, Kris Budden Radio: Kevin Winter, Craig Haubert |
ESPN and ESPN Radio / ESPN Deportes |
| Fri, Dec. 25 | 2:30 p.m. | Camellia Bowl* Marshall vs. Buffalo Cramton Bowl – Montgomery, Ala. Bill Roth, Dustin Fox, Lauren Sisler |
ESPN |
| Sat, Dec. 26 | South Carolina vs. UAB Raymond James Stadium – Tampa, Fla. |
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| 3:30 p.m. | SERVPRO First Responder Bowl* Louisiana vs. UTSA Gerald J. Ford Stadium – Dallas, Texas Anish Shroff, Tom Luginbill, Quint Kessenich |
ABC / ESPN Deportes | |
| LendingTree Bowl Western Kentucky vs. Georgia State Ladd-Peebles Stadium – Mobile, Ala. Mike Couzens, Jay Walker, Dawn Davenport |
ESPN | ||
| 7:30 p.m. | FBC Mortgage Cure Bowl* Liberty vs. Coastal Carolina Camping World Stadium – Orlando, Fla. Roy Philpott, Kelly Stouffer, Alex Chappell |
ESPN | |
| Tue, Dec. 29 | 5:30 p.m. | Cheez-It Bowl Oklahoma State vs. Miami Camping World Stadium – Orlando, Fla. Dave O’Brien, Tim Hasselbeck, Katie George Radio: Sean Kelley, Barrett Jones |
ESPN and ESPN Radio / ESPN Deportes |
| 9 p.m. | Valero Alamo Bowl Texas vs. Colorado Alamodome – San Antonio, Texas Jason Benetti, Mike Golic Sr., Kris Budden Radio: Marc Kestecher, Trevor Matich |
ESPN and ESPN Radio / ESPN Deportes | |
| Wed, Dec. 30 | Noon | Duke’s Mayo Bowl Wake Forest vs. Wisconsin Bank of America Stadium Charlotte, N.C. Taylor Zarzour, Matt Stinchcomb, Marty Smith |
ESPN / ESPN Deportes |
Iowa vs. Missouri Nissan Stadium – Nashville, Tenn. |
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| Thu, Dec. 31 | Noon | Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl* Tulsa vs. Mississippi State Amon G. Carter Stadium – Fort Worth, Texas Chris Cotter, Mark Herzlich, Ian Fitzsimmons |
ESPN / ESPN Deportes |
| 4 p.m. | AutoZone Liberty Bowl West Virginia vs. Army Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium – Memphis, Tenn. Wes Durham, Roddy Jones, Eric Wood Radio: Jay Alter, Brad Edwards |
ESPN and ESPN Radio / ESPN Deportes | |
Arkansas vs. TCU NRG Stadium – Houston |
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| Fri, Jan. 1 | 1 p.m. | Vrbo Citrus Bowl Auburn vs. Northwestern Camping World Stadium – Orlando, Fla. Dave Flemming, Rod Gilmore, Paul Carcaterra |
ABC |
| Sat, Jan. 2 | Noon | TaxSlayer Gator Bowl N.C. State vs. Kentucky TIAA Bank Field – Jacksonville, Fla. Anish Shroff, Tom Luginbill, Lericia Harris |
ESPN |
| 12:30 p.m. | Outback Bowl Ole Miss vs. Indiana Raymond James Stadium – Tampa, Fla. Tom Hart, Jordan Rodgers, Cole Cubelic |
ABC / ESPN Deportes |
* — ESPN owned and operated event
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