Rose Bowl moving off traditional start time for upcoming season
"All three bowls shifting their start times allows us to place each game in an ideal window on New Year’s Day and provide the optimal viewing experience."
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ESPN: Rose Bowl was ‘most watched non-NFL sporting event’ since last year’s CFP Final
The Rose Bowl averaged 21.1 million viewers, peaking at 24.3 million.
College Football Playoff will not flip semifinal game dates despite SEC request
"We're not going to flip the games."
ESPN criticized for not airing Sugar Bowl’s national anthem, moment of silence
ESPN later highlighted the festivities on 'SportsCenter.'
ESPN exec details how Sugar Bowl plans shifted in wake of New Orleans attack
"We'll figure out when these different shows could be on. It’s not that big of a deal."
Technical difficulties plague ESPN’s ‘MegaCast’ feeds during Sugar Bowl
The "SkyCam" and "Command Center" feeds went down for almost two hours.
ESPN criticized for focus on Georgia walk-on who committed sideline penalty
Given everything else that happened in the game, that penalty was the least of Georgia's problems.
ESPN analyst breaks down Georgia’s ‘incredibly dangerous’ sideline blunder
"That's a good call."
ESPN broadcast shares message from President Joe Biden ahead of Sugar Bowl
"We're glad the game's back on for today, but I'm not surprised because the spirit of New Orleans can never be kept down."
TaxSlayer Gator Bowl changes start time to accommodate Sugar Bowl postponement
Duke and Ole Miss will now kickoff at 8:00 p.m. ET on Thursday, Jan. 2.
Louisiana AG on Sugar Bowl: ‘I would like to see it delayed at least another day’
Louisiana AG Liz Murrill said she'd prefer for the Sugar Bowl to be delayed further.
ESPN’s Laura Rutledge: Georgia football team has shelter-in-place following New Orleans attack
Laura Rutledge reports that Georgia is sheltering in place at its team hotel while officials assess the safety of the Sugar Bowl.
Sugar Bowl to be played as scheduled following deadly attack in New Orleans
At least 10 were killed and 35 were injured in the attack.
TV and Streaming Viewing Picks for January 1, 2025: how to watch College Football Playoff Quarterfinals
The last three of the four quarterfinals of the College Football Playoff are being held today. ESPN's networks are all over them,.
Kirk Herbstreit’s new companion Peter steals show at ‘College GameDay’
Peter picks up where Ben left off.
College Football Playoff semifinals draw best viewership since 2018
The College Football Playoff semifinals hit a multi-year high, a positive development heading into the title game.
Florida State’s Keiondre Jones ‘sickened’ by ESPN broadcasters praising Washington for overcoming adversity
"That's actually sickening to hear."
ESPN’s broadcast of CFP semifinals sees viewership bump for second straight year
The Rose Bowl attracted an average of 27.2 million viewers.
Sean McDonough’s Sugar Bowl performance draws rave reviews
Why do College Football Playoff games have to start so late?
"Sincerely, old guy on the east coast who has to go back to work in the morning."
ESPN apologizes for showing woman flashing on Bourbon Street during the Sugar Bowl
"We regret that this happened."
MegaCast returning for College Football Playoff Semifinals
ESPN's MegaCast returns with ten different broadcasts for each College Football Playoff Semifinal.
ESPN’s Megacast for the CFP semifinals will be the first college football Megacast without a film room of some sort
There's been at least some version of a film room on every ESPN college football Megacast since 2014, with many of those featuring current coaches. But this year's semifinals Megacasts won't have a film room.
DirecTV’s 4K Sugar Bowl broadcast faced plenty of issues, including no sound and the picture disappearing at times
Many viewers reported experiencing prolonged sound outages and occasional picture blackouts on DirecTV's 4K feed of the Sugar Bowl.