When are CFP first-round games? Dates, times, TV channels, announcers for Alabama-Oklahoma, Miami-Texas A&M, Tulane-Ole Miss, James Madison-Oregon.

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.

Alabama and Miami are in, Notre Dame is out and Indiana is No. 1 in the College Football Playoff’s 12-team bracket.

Alabama football will face Oklahoma on Friday, Dec. 19 in Norman, Oklahoma in the first round of the College Football Playoff. The winner will advance to the Rose Bowl to face Indiana.

While some members of the Notre Dame community are protesting the decision from the College Football Playoff committee, the spotlight turned to Marcus Freeman. The Notre Dame head coach has been named a finalist for the Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year award.

Former NBC host Chuck Todd was perturbed over the Alabama Crimson Tide getting into the College Football Playoff on Sunday with three losses.

The Texas Longhorns have a vote of confidence from Georgia Bulldogs head coach Kirby Smart ahead of the final College Football Playoff rankings.