Right as that game wraps up, the second semifinal will take center stage. ET on New Year's Day at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California. Now the Crimson Tide will have to take down another top-ranked team to advance.Īlabama faces Michigan, the Big Ten champions whose last loss came in last season's playoff semifinals, in the first playoff game of the new year. One-loss Alabama controversially snuck into the playoff over Florida State, the undefeated ACC champs, after knocking off the two-time defending CFP-winning Georgia Bulldogs in the SEC Championship game. Kirby Lee/Getty Images/Getty Images CFP Channel, Game Times, How to Watch The Rose Bowl is the first of the two playoff semifinal games on Monday.
The Rose Bowl Stadium facade on December 24, 2023, in Pasadena, California prior to the CFP Semifinal between the Alabama Crimson Tide and Michigan Wolverines.
