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From conference championships to FCS, D2 and D3 playoff games, it's wall-to-wall college football on Saturday. Here's how to watch it all.
It is championship weekend in college football. The big conference championships are on Saturday, and then we will find out who makes it into the College Football Playoff. Are you planning on watching the conference championships? Here is the info you need to know about when they kick off, who is playing and on what TV network.
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Though conference titles no longer guarantee a first-round bye, winning this weekend could help a team log down a top four seed and, thus, skip the first round of the College Football Playoff. Others just outside that conversation can solidify their case to host a first-round playoff game.
The majority of college football's top individual honors will be announced on Friday night. The Maxwell Award for best individual player, the Bednarik Award for best defensive player and Biletnikoff Award for top wide receiver are among the honors that will be handed out the day before the Heisman Trophy ceremony.
The 11-game college football playoff begins Friday, Dec 19 when No. 9 Alabama takes on No. 8 Oklahoma and end with the national championship game on Monday, Jan 19. Every playoff game is an elimination game: The winner goes to the next round, and the loser goes home.