Dates, kickoff times announced for numerous bowl games

ESPN and the various conferences on Thursday announced dates, kickoff times and TV information for a number of 2023-24 college football bowl games, including three in the state of Alabama.

The Camellia Bowl will kick off at 8 p.m. on Dec. 14 at Cramton Bowl in Montgomery, with TV coverage on ESPN. The 68 Ventures Bowl is scheduled for 7 p.m. on Dec. 26 at Hancock Whitney Stadium in Mobile, also on ESPN.

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The Birmingham Bowl will take place on Dec. 27 at Protective Stadium, with kickoff time at either 11 a.m. or 2:30 p.m. ESPN will also broadcast that game.

In addition, ESPN announced that the FCS Kickoff Game between North Alabama and Southeast Missouri State will take place Aug. 24 at Cramton Bowl. Kickoff is set for 6 p.m. on ESPN.

The Redtails Classic between Tuskegee and Johnson C. Smith is set for 6 p.m. Sept. 1, also at Cramton Bowl. That game will be broadcast on ESPNU.

Below is the list of known bowl game kickoff times and TV information for 2023-24 (all times Central). Information on other bowls will be released at a later date.

Saturday, Dec. 14

Cricket Celebration Bowl (Atlanta), 11 a.m., ABC

Camellia Bowl (Montgomery), 8 p.m., ESPN

Tuesday, Dec. 17

Boca Raton Bowl (Boca Raton, Fla.), 4:30 p.m., ESPN

Scooter’s Coffee Frisco Bowl (Frisco, Texas), 8 p.m., ESPN

Thursday, Dec. 19

R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl, 6 p.m., ESPN2

Friday, Dec. 20

StaffDNA Cure Bowl (Orlando), 11 a.m., ESPN

Union Home Mortgage Gasparilla Bowl (Tampa), 2:30 p.m., ESPN

College Football Playoff First Round (campus sites)

Friday, Dec. 20

Game 1, 7 p.m., ABC & ESPN

Saturday, Dec. 21

Game 2, 11 a.m., TNT

Game 3, 3 p.m., TNT

Game 4, 7 p.m., ABC & ESPN

Monday, Dec. 23

Myrtle Beach Bowl (Conway, S.C.), 10 a.m., ESPN

Famous Idaho Potato Bowl (Boise), 1:30 p.m., ESPN

Tuesday, Dec. 24

Hawaii Bowl, 7 p.m., ESPN

Thursday, Dec. 26

68 Ventures Bowl (Mobile), 8 p.m., ESPN

Friday, Dec. 27

Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl (Fort Worth, Texas), 11 a.m. or 2:30 p.m., ESPN

Birmingham Bowl, 11 a.m. or 2:30 p.m., ESPN

SRS Distribution Las Vegas Bowl, 9:30 p.m., ESPN

Saturday, Dec. 28

Wasabi Fenway Bowl (Boston), 10 a.m., ESPN

Isleta New Mexico Bowl (Albuquerque), 1:15 p.m., ESPN

Pop-Tarts Bowl (Orlando), 2:30 p.m., ABC

Tuesday, Dec. 31

Cheez-It Citrus Bowl (Orlando), 2 p.m., ABC

Texas Bowl (Houston), 2:30 p.m., ESPN

College Football Playoff Quarterfinals

Tuesday, Dec. 31

Vrbo Fiesta Bowl (Glendale, Ariz.), 6:30 p.m., ESPN

Wednesday, Jan. 1

Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl (Atlanta), noon, ESPN

Rose Bowl (Pasadena, Calif.), 4 p.m., ESPN

Allstate Sugar Bowl (New Orleans), 7:45 p.m., ESPN

Friday, Jan. 3

SERVPRO First Responder Bowl (Dallas), 3 p.m., ESPN

Saturday, Jan. 4

Bahamas Bowl (Nassau), 10 a.m., ESPN2

Thursday, Jan. 9

College Football Playoff semifinals

Capital One Orange Bowl (Miami Gardens, Fla.), 6:30 p.m., ESPN

Friday, Jan. 10

Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic (Arlington, Texas), 6:30 p.m., ESPN

Monday, Jan. 20

College Football Playoff National championship game (Atlanta), 6:30 p.m. ESPN