College Football’s Championship Weekend is upon us and for the first time since 2015, the Iowa Hawkeyes are a part of it. The Hawkeyes are set to face off with #2 Michigan in the Big Ten Championship Game at 7pm CT on FOX, but before we get to that game there are several others on the docket this weekend.
The PAC-12 already kicked things off on Friday night as #17 Utah took down #10 Oregon 38-10 (after defeating Oregon 38-7 two weeks ago) to win the PAC-12 Championship and secure their spot in Pasadena for the Rose Bowl. We also saw UT-San Antonio take down Western Kentucky 49-41 to win the Conference USA Championship.
Today, there are eight more conference championship games, including the Big Ten Championship tonight. Things kick off at 11am CT as #9 Baylor faces off with #5 Oklahoma State in the Big 12 Championship on ABC. Oklahoma State won the first meeting 24-14 back in early October. At the same time, ESPN will have Northern Illinois against Kent State in the MAC Championship. Kent State won the previous matchup 52-47.
In the afternoon, the Mountain West keeps the action rolling at 2pm as Utah State takes on #19 San Diego State for the Mountain West Championship on FOX. Then at 2:30, Appalachian State and #24 Louisiana square off for the Sun Belt Championship on ESPN.
At 3pm CT, you’ve got both the SEC and AAC title games. It’s #21 Houston against #4 Cincinnati in the AAC Championship Game on ABC. CBS will have the SEC Championship Game featuring #1 Georgia and #3 Alabama.
As noted, the Hawkeyes and #2 Michigan are on FOX beginning at 7pm CT for the Big Ten Championship. ABC will air the ACC Championship Game at that time, featuring #15 Pitt and #16 Wake Forest.
Oh, and USC is at Cal at 10pm CT tonight in a game that means absolutely nothing because hooray PAC-12 football, right? That’s on FS1 if you’re looking for a night cap.
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