College Football Playoff, FSU-Georgia headline 43-game bowl schedule

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1 of 5 | Quarterback J.J. McCarthy and No. 1 Michigan will face No. 4 Alabama on Jan. 1 in the Rose Bowl. File Photo by Aaron Josefczyk/UPI | License Photo

MIAMI, Dec. 4 (UPI) — Georgia Southern will battle Ohio to launch college football’s bowl season Dec. 16 in Myrtle Beach, S.C. Michigan-Alabama, Washington-Texas and Florida State-Georgia are among intriguing postseason matchups.

The 43-game bowl schedule, listed below, was finalized Saturday after conference championship weekend. The games will be played through Jan. 8, when the College Football Playoff National Championship Game is held at NRG Stadium in Houston.

Seven games will be held Dec. 16, starting with Georgia Southern and Ohio in the Myrtle Beach Bowl. That game will kick off at 11 a.m. EST and air on ESPN.

But the Michigan-Alabama duel will attract far more national attention, and could lead to a national championship.

“We’re thrilled,” Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh told reporters Sunday when asked about facing Alabama. “We’re thrilled to be where we’re at.

“We’re thrilled to be playing Alabama, thrilled to be playing in the Rose Bowl because it’s going to be competition. That’s what this team lives for.”

No. 16 Louisville will be the first team inside the Top 25 of the College Football Playoff rankings to play a bowl game. The Cardinals will take on USC on Dec. 27 in the DirecTV Holiday Bowl.

No. 7 Ohio State and No. 9 Missouri will be the first Top 10 teams in the College Football Playoff rankings to start meet in the postseason. They will play Dec. 29 in the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic.

The reigning champion No. 6 Georgia Bulldogs (12-1) will face the undefeated No. 5 Florida State Seminoles (13-0) on Dec. 30 in the Capital One Orange Bowl.

The Seminoles, who were snubbed in reaching the College Football Playoff semifinals, are 13.5-point…

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