NCAA releases 2017-18 bowl schedule
Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports
The simple answer to the age-old debate between Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck is not rabbit season or duck season...it's bowl season!
Well, not yet of course, but the NCAA released the schedule Wednesday and wants you to start thinking about it and pronto.
Always the most notable of the bunch, the New Year's Six games are highlighted below (all times ET).
New Year's Six
| Date | Bowl | Participants | Network | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan. 8 | National Championship Game | Semifinal Winners | ESPN | 9 p.m. |
| Jan. 1 | Sugar Bowl | CFP semifinal | ESPN | 8:45 p.m. |
| Jan. 1 | Rose Bowl | CFP semifinal | ESPN | 5 p.m. |
| Jan. 1 | Peach Bowl | At-large vs. At-large | ESPN | 12:30 p.m. |
| Dec. 30 | Orange Bowl | ACC vs. Big Ten/SEC or Notre Dame | ESPN | 8 p.m. |
| Dec. 30 | Fiesta Bowl | At-large vs. At-large | ESPN | 4 p.m. |
| Dec. 29 | Cotton Bowl | At-large vs. At-large | ESPN | 8:30 p.m. |
These aren't the only games to be played, of course, as it's inevitable for there to be a number of quality matchups in the many bowl games preceding the big kahuna that is the national championship game.
Remaining Bowl Games
| Date | Bowl | Participants | Network | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 30 | Citrus Bowl | ACC/Notre Dame vs. SEC | ABC | 1 p.m. |
| Dec. 30 | Outback Bowl | Big Ten vs. SEC | ESPN 2 | 12 p.m. |
| Dec. 30 | Arizona Bowl | Mountain West vs. Sun Belt | CBSSN | 5:30 p.m. |
| Dec. 30 | Liberty Bowl | Big 12 vs. SEC | ABC | 12:30 p.m. |
| Dec. 30 | TaxSlayer Bowl | ACC/Big Ten vs. SEC | ESPN | 12 p.m. |
| Dec. 29 | Music City Bowl | Big Ten vs. SEC | ESPN | 4:30 p.m. |
| Dec. 29 | Sun Bowl | ACC/Notre Dame vs. Pac-12 | CBS | 2:30 p.m. |
| Dec. 29 | Belk Bowl | ACC/Notre Dame vs. SEC | ESPN | 1 p.m. |
| Dec. 28 | Alamo Bowl | Big 12 vs. Pac-12 | ESPN | 9 p.m. |
| Dec. 28 | Camping World Bowl | Big 12 vs. ACC/Notre Dame | ESPN | 5:15 p.m. |
| Dec. 28 | Military Bowl | American vs. ACC/Notre Dame | ESPN | 1:30 p.m. |
| Dec. 27 | Texas Bowl | Big 12 vs. SEC | ESPN | 9 p.m. |
| Dec. 27 | Pinstripe Bowl | Big Ten vs. ACC/Notre Dame | ESPN | 5:15 p.m. |
| Dec. 27 | Independence Bowl | SEC vs. ACC/Notre Dame | ESPN | 1:30 p.m. |
| Dec. 26 | Cactus Bowl | Big 12 vs. Pac-12 | ESPN | TBA |
| Dec. 26 | Quick Lane Bowl | Big Ten vs. ACC/Notre Dame | ESPN | TBA |
| Dec. 26 | Heart of Dallas Bowl | Big 12 vs. Conference USA | ESPN | TBA |
| Dec. 24 | Hawaii Bowl | American vs. Mountain West | ESPN | 8:30 p.m. |
| Dec. 23 | Dollar General Bowl | MAC vs. Sun Belt | ESPN | 7 p.m. |
| Dec. 23 | Armed Forces Bowl | Big Ten vs. Army | ESPN | 3:30 p.m. |
| Dec. 23 | Birmingham Bowl | SEC vs. American | ESPN | 12 p.m. |
| Dec. 22 | Famous Idaho Potato Bowl | MAC vs. Mountain West | ESPN | 4 p.m. |
| Dec. 22 | Bahamas Bowl | MAC vs. Sun Belt | ESPN | 12:30 p.m. |
| Dec. 21 | St. Petersburg Bowl | American vs. Conference USA | ESPN | 8 p.m. |
| Dec. 19 | Boca Raton Bowl | American vs. Conference USA | ESPN | 7 p.m. |
| Dec. 16 | Camellia Bowl | MAC vs. Sun Belt | ESPN | 8 p.m. |
| Dec. 16 | New Mexico Bowl | Conference USA vs. Mountain West | ESPN | 4:30 p.m. |
| Dec. 16 | Las Vegas Bowl | Mountain West vs. Pac-12 | ABC | 3:30 p.m. |
| Dec. 16 | Cure Bowl | American vs. Sun Belt | CBSSN | 2:30 p.m. |
| Dec. 16 | New Orleans Bowl | Conference USA vs. Sun Belt | ESPN | 1 p.m. |