(This article has been updated with new information)
With the College Football Playoff on bye this week, bowl games will center stage this week in college football.
The first game of the day, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina between Coastal Carolina and UTSA in the Myrtle Beach Bowl. Led by quarterback Owen McCown, the son of former NFL quarterback Josh McCown, the Roadrunners will hope to advance to 7-6 on the season against the Chanticleers (6-6).
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The other bowl game taking place on Monday is the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl between Northern Illinois and Fresno State at 1:30 p.m. CT on the “Smurf Turf” at Boise State’s Albertsons Stadium.
Northern Illinois, who came up with one of the biggest upsets this season in Week 2 against Notre Dame, enters Monday’s Famous Idaho Potato Bowl with a 3-2 all-time record against Fresno State. Both the Huskies and Bulldogs last played in the 2010 Humanitarian Bowl, the previous name of the Idaho Potato Bowl.
Here’s what you need to know about Monday’s slate of college football bowl games:
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College football schedule today
Monday, Dec. 23
All times Central
- Myrtle Beach Bowl: UTSA 44, Coastal Carolina 15
- Famous Idaho Potato Bowl: Northern Illinois 28, Fresno State 20 (OT)
How to watch, livestream college football games today
ESPN will broadcast nationally both of Monday’s bowl games. Streaming options for both of Monday’s bowl games include the ESPN app (by logging in with your TV provider credentials), ESPN+, ESPN’s subscription streaming service, and Fubo, which carries the ESPN family of networks and offers a free trial to new subscribers.
College football scores today
This section will be updated as scores become finalized
- Coastal Carolina vs. UTSA (Myrtle Beach Bowl): UTSA 44, Coastal Carolina 15
- Northern Illinois at Fresno State (Famous Idaho Potato Bowl): Northern Illinois 28, Fresno State 20 (OT)
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