“Sources” began to blossom in ESPN reports yesterday afternoon about BCS bowl game match-ups, so it was only a matter of time before said sources had their information confirmed by the Worldwide Leader In Sports.
Some of the match-ups were already obvious even before news leaked: No. 1 Florida State will face No. 2 Auburn in the BCS National Championship game and No. 4 Michigan State will play No. 5 Stanford in the 100th Rose Bowl.
The three other BCS bowls include a UCF-Baylor Fiesta Bowl (since the Fiesta always gets screwed out of its match-ups) on Jan. 1; a fairly juicy Oklahoma-Alabama Sugar Bowl also on Jan. 1 and an Ohio State-Clemson Orange Bowl on Jan. 3. All of the BCS games will air on ESPN, with the national championship, Fiesta and Sugar’s kicking off at 8:30 p.m., while the Rose’s kicking off at 5 p.m. The Orange’s kick-off is still to be determined.
The non-BCS slate has some promising match-ups, including a USC-Fresno State Las Vegas Bowl on Dec. 21 to start bowl season and a Wisconsin-South Carolina Capital One Bowl on Jan. 1.
Find the full 2013-2014 bowl schedule below.
Rose Bowl
Pasadena, Calif. – 5 p.m. ET, Jan. 1
Michigan State vs. Stanford
Fiesta Bowl
Glendale, Ariz. – 8:30 p.m. ET, Jan. 1
Baylor vs. Central Florida
Sugar Bowl
New Orleans, La. – 8:30 p.m. ET, Jan. 2
Alabama vs. Oklahoma
Orange Bowl
Miami, Fla. – 8:30 p.m. ET, Jan. 3
Clemson vs. Ohio State
BCS Title Game
Pasadena, Calif. – 8:30 p.m. ET, Jan. 6
Florida State vs. Auburn
All Other Bowls
Gildan New Mexico Bowl
Albuquerque, N.M. – 2 p.m. ET, Dec. 21
Washington State vs. Colorado State
Royal Purple Las Vegas
Las Vegas, Nev. – 3:30 p.m. ET, Dec. 21
Fresno State vs. USC
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl
Boise, Idaho – 5:30 p.m. ET, Dec. 21
San Diego State vs. Buffalo
New Orleans Bowl
New Orleans, La. – 9 p.m. ET, Dec. 21
Tulane vs. La.-Lafayette
Beef O’Brady’s St. Petersburg Bowl
St. Petersburg, Fla. – 2 p.m. ET, Dec. 23
Ohio vs. East Carolina
Hawaii Bowl
Honolulu, Hawaii – 8 p.m. ET, Dec. 24
Oregon State vs. Boise State
Little Caesars Pizza Bowl
Detroit, Mich. – 6 p.m. ET, Dec. 26
Pittsburgh vs. Bowling Green
Poinsettia Bowl
San Diego, Calif. – 9:30 p.m. ET, Dec. 26
Northern Illinois vs. Utah State
Military Bowl
Annapolis, Md. – 2:30 p.m. ET, Dec. 27
Maryland vs. Marshall
Texas Bowl
Houston, Texas – 6 p.m. ET, Dec. 27
Syracuse vs. Minnesota
Fight Hunger Bowl
San Francisco, Calif. – 9:30 p.m. ET, Dec. 27
Washington vs. BYU
Pinstripe Bowl
Bronx, N.Y. – 12 p.m. ET, Dec. 28
Notre Dame vs. Rutgers
Belk Bowl
Charlotte, N.C. – 3:20 p.m. ET, Dec. 28
North Carolina vs. Cincinnati
Russell Athletic Bowl
Orlando, Fla. – 6:45 p.m. ET, Dec. 28
Miami vs. Louisville
Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl
Tempe, Ariz. – 10:15 p.m. ET, Dec. 28
Kansas State vs. Michigan
Armed Forces Bowl
Fort Worth, Texas – 11:45 a.m. ET, Dec. 30
Navy vs. Middle Tennessee State
Music City Bowl
Nashville, Tenn. – 3:15 p.m. ET, Dec. 30
Mississippi vs. Georgia Tech
Alamo Bowl
San Antonio, Texas – 6:45 p.m. ET, Dec. 30
Texas vs. Oregon
Holiday Bowl
San Diego, Calif. – 10:15 p.m. ET, Dec. 30
Arizona State vs. Texas Tech
AdvoCare V100 Independence Bowl
Shreveport, La. – 12:30 p.m. ET, Dec. 31
Arizona vs. Boston College
Sun Bowl
El Paso, Texas – 2 p.m. ET, Dec. 31
Virginia Tech vs. UCLA
Liberty Bowl
Memphis, Tenn. – 4 p.m. ET, Dec. 31
Mississippi State vs. Rice
Chick-fil-A Bowl
Atlanta, Ga. – 8 p.m. ET, Dec. 31
Texas A&M vs. Duke
Gator Bowl
Jacksonville, Fla. – 12 p.m. ET, Jan. 1
Georgia vs. Nebraska
Heart of Dallas Bowl
Dallas, Texas – 12 p.m. ET, Jan. 1
UNLV vs. North Texas
Capital One Bowl
Orlando, Fla. – 1 p.m. ET, Jan. 1
South Carolina vs. Wisconsin
Outback Bowl
Tampa, Fla. – 1 p.m. ET, Jan. 1
LSU vs. Iowa
Cotton Bowl
Arlington, Texas – 7:30 p.m. ET, Jan. 3
Missouri vs. Oklahoma State
BBVA Compass Bowl
Birmingham, Ala. – 1 p.m. ET, Jan. 4
Houston vs. Vanderbilt
GoDaddy Bowl
Mobile, Ala. – 9 p.m. ET, Jan. 5
Ball State vs. Arkansas State
Photo: Getty; Schedule: Scout.com