It's never too early to start looking forward to bowl season, the most wonderful time of the year to be a college football fan.
This year, the College Football Playoff expands to 12 teams and promises to be more exciting than ever.
In addition to the CFP, there will be 36 total bowl games (Holiday Bowl dates and times to be announced at a later date).
Here's a look at the action this season (all times Eastern).
College Football Playoff Schedule
Friday, December 20
CFP First Round
Campus Site
8 p.m., ABC/ESPN
Saturday, December 21
CFP First Round
Campus Site
Noon, TNT
CFP First Round
Campus Site
4 p.m., TNT
CFP First Round
Campus Site
8 p.m., ABC/ESPN
Tuesday, December 31
CFP Quarterfinals at the Vrbo Fiesta Bowl
State Farm Stadium (Glendale, Arizona)
7:30 p.m., ESPN
Wednesday, January 1
Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl CFP Quarterfinals
Mercedes-Benz Stadium (Atlanta)
1 p.m., ESPN
CFP Quarterfinals at the Rose Bowl Game hosted by Prudential
Rose Bowl (Pasadena, California)
5 p.m., ESPN
Allstate Sugar Bowl CFP Quarterfinals
Caesars Superdome (New Orleans)
8:45 p.m., ESPN
Thursday, January 9
CFP Semifinals at the Capital One Orange Bowl
Hard Rock Stadium (Miami Gardens, Florida)
7:30 p.m., ESPN
Friday, January 10
CFP Semifinals at the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic
AT&T Stadium (Arlington, Texas)
7:30 p.m., ESPN
Monday, January 20
CFP National Championship
Mercedes-Benz Stadium (Atlanta)
7:30 p.m., ESPN
Complete Bowl Game Schedule
December 14th (Saturday)
Cricket Celebration Bowl
Mercedes-Benz Stadium (Atlanta)
Noon, ABC
Camellia Bowl
Clanton Bowl (Montgomery, Alabama)
9 p.m., ESPN
Tuesday, December 17
Boca Raton Bowl
FAU Stadium (Boca Raton, Florida)
5:30 p.m., ESPN
Scooter's Coffee Frisco Bowl
Toyota Stadium (Frisco, Texas)
9 p.m., ESPN
Wednesday, December 18
LA Bowl
SoFi Stadium (Inglewood, California)
9 p.m., ESPN
R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl
Caesars Superdome (New Orleans)
7 p.m., ESPN2
Friday, December 20
Staff DNA Cure Bowl
Camping World Stadium (Orlando, Florida)
Noon, ESPN
Union Home Mortgage Gasparilla Bowl
Raymond James Stadium (Tampa, Florida)
3:30 p.m., ESPN
Monday, December 23
Myrtle Beach Bowl
Brooks Stadium (Conway, South Carolina)
11 a.m., ESPN
The famous Idaho potato bowl
Albertsons Stadium (Boise, Idaho)
2:30 p.m., ESPN
Tuesday, December 24
Hawaii Bowl
Clarence TC Chin Athletics Complex (Honolulu)
8 p.m., ESPN
Thursday, December 26
Detroit Bowl
Ford Field (Detroit)
2 p.m., ESPN
Guaranteed Rate Bowl
Chase Field (Phoenix)
5:30 p.m., ESPN
68 Ventures Bowl
Hancock Whitney Stadium (Mobile, Alabama)
9 p.m., ESPN
Friday, December 27
Birmingham Bowl
Protective Stadium (Birmingham, Alabama)
Noon or 3:30 p.m., ESPN
Lockheed Martin Military Bowl
Amon G. Carter Stadium (Fort Worth, Texas)
Noon or 3:30 p.m., ESPN
AutoZone Liberty Bowl
Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium (Memphis, Tennessee)
7 p.m., ESPN
SRS Distribution Las Vegas Bowl
Allegiant Stadium (Las Vegas)
10:30 p.m., ESPN
December 28 (Saturday)
Wasabi Fenway Bowl
Fenway Park (Boston)
11 a.m., ESPN
Bad Boy Mowers Pinstripe Bowl
Yankee Stadium (Bronx, New York)
Noon, ABC
Isleta New Mexico Bowl
University Stadium (Albuquerque, New Mexico)
2:15 p.m., ESPN
Pop Tart Bowl
Camping World Stadium (Orlando, Florida)
3:30pm, ABC
Gin & Juice by Dre and Snoop Dogg Arizona Bowl
Arizona Stadium (Tucson, Arizona)
4:30 p.m., The CW
Go Bowling Military Bowl
Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium (Annapolis, Maryland)
5:45 p.m., ESPN
Valero Alamo Bowl
Alamodome (San Antonio)
7:30 p.m., ABC
Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl
Independence Stadium (Shreveport, Louisiana)
9:15 p.m., ESPN
Monday, December 30
TransPerfect Music City Bowl
Nissan Stadium (Nashville, Tennessee)
2:30 p.m., ESPN
Tuesday, December 31
Lelia Quest Bowl
Raymond James Stadium (Tampa, Florida)
Noon, ESPN
Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl
Sun Bowl Stadium (El Paso, Texas)
2 p.m., CBS
Cheez-It Citrus Bowl
Camping World Stadium (Orlando, Florida)
3pm, ABC
Texas Bowl
NRG Stadium (Houston)
3:30 p.m., ESPN
Thursday, January 2
Tux Slayer Gator Bowl
EverBank Stadium (Jacksonville, Florida)
7:30 p.m. ESPN
Friday, January 3
SERVPRO First Responder Bowl
Gerald J. Ford Stadium (Dallas)
4 p.m., ESPN
Duke's Mayo Bowl
Bank of America Stadium (Charlotte, North Carolina)
7:30 p.m., ESPN
Saturday, January 4
Bahama Bowl
Thomas A. Robinson National Stadium (Nassau, Bahamas)
11 a.m., ESPN2
