ESPN’s college football coverage continues this weekend with the start of Bowl Season, a pair of FCS Semifinal games, and NCAA Championships for DII and DIII, as well as NAIA.

Bowl Season Begins
ESPN’s industry-leading coverage of the 2021 college football postseason features a 41-game bowl schedule, completing the extensive 1,000+ game schedule carried across ESPN networks this year. The Bahamas Bowl (noon ET, ESPN) and Tailgreeter Cure Bowl (6 p.m., ESPN2) kick off the bowl schedule on Friday, Dec. 17. Saturday’s schedule is one of the busiest of Bowl Season with seven games across ESPN networks, including a tripleheader on ABC – Cricket Celebration Bowl (noon), Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl (3:30 p.m.) and the Jimmy Kimmel LA Bowl Presented by Stifel. Full details available here.

College Football Bowl Schedule on ESPN Networks (Dec. 17-25)

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FCS Playoff Semifinals Set for ESPN2
The FCS Playoffs continue with both semifinal showdowns slated for ESPN2 this weekend. On Friday, No. 3 James Madison takes on No. 2 North Dakota State at 9:15 p.m. ET, with Wes Durham, Barrett Brooks and Lauren Sisler on the call from the famed Fargodome.

On Saturday, unseeded South Dakota State, the fifth unseeded team in history to make the FCS semifinals, takes on another quarterfinal upset winner in No. 8 Montana State. Taylor Zarzour, Matt Stinchcomb and Alyssa Lang will team up to announce the action at 2 p.m. from Bobcat Stadium in Bozeman.

Semifinal winners advance to the FCS Championship game, set for Saturday, Jan. 8 at Toyota Stadium in Frisco, Texas. The championship contest will be televised on ESPN2 at noon.

Champions Crowned in NCAA DII and DIII, NAIA Football
In NCAA DII action this weekend, No. 2 Valdosta State and No. 1 Ferris State face off in the final game of the season, slated for Saturday, Dec. 18 at 9 p.m. on ESPNU. Drew Carter, Kelly Stouffer and Kris Budden will announce the championship under the lights in McKinney, Texas.

The Stagg Bowl features Mary Hardin-Baylor against North Central (Ill.) in the championship game. The DIII Championship is set for Friday, Dec. 17 at 7 p.m. on ESPNU, with Mike Couzens, Dustin Fox and Alex Chappell on the call from Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium in Canton, Ohio.

Two Iowa powerhouses, Morningside and Grand View, will meet in Durham, N.C. for the 66th annual NAIA Football National Championship on Saturday, Dec. 18 at 6 p.m. on ESPN3 and the ESPN App.