CAPITAL ONE ORANGE BOWL JANUARY 2, 2021 | HARD ROCK STADIUM One of the New Year?s Six college bowl games, the Capital One Orange Bowl traditionally features the ACC Champion or highest ranked non-playoff team from the ACC against the highest ranked available non-champion from among the Big Ten, SEC or Notre Dame in years when it doesn?t host a semifinal. The Capital One Orange Bowl will host a College Football Playoff Semifinal following the 2021 and 2024 regular seasons. This year, with Notre Dame playing as a member of the ACC, the opponent for the ACC in the Capital One Orange Bowl will be from the Big Ten or SEC. The Orange Bowl has been the ?Home of the ACC Champion? since 2006. As part of the College Football Playoff system, the Orange Bowl and the ACC extended their relationship with a 12-year agreement that began in 2014 and concludes after the 2025 season, ensuring that the Capital One Orange Bowl continues to serve as the premier bowl game for ACC teams. Current ACC schools have made a total of 46 appearances in the Orange Bowl. CFP NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP JANUARY 11, 2021 | HARD ROCK STADIUM This year, the College Football Playoff (CFP) National Championship Game will be played at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami. The Orange Bowl Committee, which has hosted 20 college football national championships in its 87 year history, led a collaborative effort of the entire community, South Florida municipalities, visitors bureaus, the Miami Dolphins and Hard Rock Stadium to bring the game to the region and function as a local Host Committee in support of the College Football Playoff. The game is scheduled for Jan. 11, 2021. AP POLL - WEEK 4 ACC SPOTLIGHT 1. Clemson (1) D?Eriq King, Miam i, Sr., QB 2. Alabama (2) 3. Florida (5) The Hurricanes' QB had a standout performance in 4. Georgia (4) his first ever UM-FSU rivalry game, throwing for 5. Notre Dame (7) 267 yards and two touchdowns while rushing for a 6. Ohio State (-) game-high 65 yards to lead Miami to a 52-10 7. Auburn (8) victory. 8. Miami (12) 9. Texas (8) 10. Penn State (-) 11. UCF (13) 12. North Carolina (11) 13. Texas A&M (10) 14. Oregon (-) 15. Cincinnati (14) 16. Mississippi State (-) 17. Oklahoma State (15) 18. Oklahoma (3) 19. Wisconsin (-) CAPITAL ONE ORANGE BOWL 20. LSU (6) FWAA COURAGE AWARD 21. Tennessee (16) 22. BYU (18) Blake Anderson - Head Coach, Arkansas 23. Michigan (-) 24. Pittsburgh (21) Anderson was the 2019 recipient of the Courage 25. Memphis (17) Award after leading the Red Wolves to a 7-5 record following the death of his wife, Wendy, after a ORANGE BOWL two-year battle with breast cancer. IN THE COMMUNITY The Orange Bowl and the Miami 2021 Host Committee have been very active in the community over the last few months. ACC NETWORK Over the summer, the Orange Bowl Committee and the Miami 2021 Host Committee partnered with Feeding South The Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) launched its Florida to provide meals to almost 4,000 network on August 22, 2019. Owned and operated by families in need of assistance due to the ESPN, the ACC Network is a 24/7 network airing 1,300 COVID-19 pandemic. live events annually. In August, the Orange Bowl held its 8th Carriage agreements are in place with the following Annual Sunshine Health Orange Bowl Family video providers: AT&T U-Verse, AT&T TV NOW, Cox, Fun & Fit Day presented by PNC Bank, a DIRECTV, DISH Network, fuboTV, Google Fiber, Hulu drive-thru event in which families received free food, sanitation supplies, backpacks and Live TV, Optimum, Sling TV, Spectrum TV, Suddenlink, back-to-school necessities. TVision, Verizon Fios, YouTube TV, members of the And in September, the CFP Foundation and NCTC, NRTC and Vivicast, among others. All ACCN the 2021 Miami Host Committee announced games are also available on the ESPN app to their $2 million impact strategy platform with authenticated subscribers. Fans interested in learning Miami-Dade County Public Schools to create more about ACCN can visit www.GetACCN.com. Innovation Spaces in middle schools. NEW YEAR'S SIX BOWL PROJECTIONS Jerry Palm Erick Smith Stewart Mandel Bill Bender Mark Schlabach MIAMI NOTRE DAME MIAMI NO. CAROLINA NOTRE DAME VS. VS. VS. VS. VS. GEORGIA GEORGIA GEORGIA FLORIDA AUBURN OHIO STATE OHIO STATE ALABAMA OHIO STATE CLEMSON VS. VS. VS. VS. VS. ALABAMA FLORIDA OHIO STATE ALABAMA FLORIDA CLEMSON CLEMSON CLEMSON CLEMSON ALABAMA VS. VS. VS. VS. VS. OREGON ALABAMA FLORIDA OREGON OHIO STATE OKLAHOMA OKLA. STATE OKLAHOMA TEXAS TEXAS VS. VS. VS. VS. VS. NO. CAROLINA PENN STATE MISS. STATE NOTRE DAME PENN STATE PENN STATE OREGON USC CINCINNATI OKLAHOMA VS. VS. VS. VS. VS. USC WISCONSIN NOTRE DAME PENN STATE UCF FLORIDA MIAMI CINCINNATI GEORGIA GEORGIA VS. VS. VS. VS. VS. BOISE STATE UCF PENN STATE OKLAHOMA MIAMI OHIO STATE CLEMSON CLEMSON N/A VS. N/A VS. VS. ALABAMA OHIO STATE ALABAMA IMPORTANT MEDIA DATES Tuesday, November 24 First CFP Rankings Released TBD Credential applications open for NY6 bowls December 12-19 Conference Championship Games Sunday, December 20 CFP Selection Show, Final CFP Rankings TBD Deadline to apply for media credentials to NY6 bowls Saturday, January 2 Capital One Orange Bowl, Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, FL Monday, January 11 CFP National Championship Game, Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, FL WEEKEND WATCH LIST Sat urday, Oct . 3, 12:00 p.m . ET - SEC Net w ork Sat urday, Oct . 3, 12:00 p.m . ET - ACC Net w ork VS. VS. #21 #24 Sat urday, Oct . 3, 12:00 p.m . ET - ESPN Sat urday, Oct . 3, 12:00 p.m . ET - FOX VS. VS. #3 #9 Sat urday, Oct . 3, 3:30 p.m . ET - ESPN 2 Sat urday, Oct . 3, 3:30 p.m . ET - ABC VS. VS. #25 #12 Sat urday, Oct . 3, 3:30 p.m . ET - CBS Sat urday, Oct . 3, 3:30 p.m . ET - ESPN VS. VS. #13 #2 #17 Sat urday, Oct . 3, 3:30 p.m . ET - ESPN+ Sat urday, Oct . 3, 4:00 p.m . ET - ACC Net w ork VS. VS. #15 Sat urday, Oct . 3, 7:30 p.m . ET - SEC Alt Sat urday, Oct . 3, 7:30 p.m . ET - ESPN VS. VS. #16 #7 #4 Sat urday, Oct . 3, 7:30 p.m . ET - SEC Net w ork Sat urday, Oct . 3, 7:30 p.m . ET - ESPN 2 VS. VS. #20 #11 Sat urday, Oct . 3, 7:30 p.m . ET - ABC Sat urday, Oct . 3, 8:00 p.m . ET - ACC Net w ork VS. VS. #18 #1 ORANGE BOWL COMMITTEE OFFICERS COMMUNICATIONS STAFF President & Chair: Jeff E. Rubin Chair-Elect : John P. (Jack) Seiler VP, Com m unicat ions: Larry Wahl 1st Vice Chair: Frank Gonzalez [email protected] 2nd Vice Chair: Yvonne Turner Johnson, M.D. Secret ary: David R. Heffernan Manager, Com m unicat ions: Mike Liotta Treasurer: Hector Tundidor Jr. [email protected] Im m ediat e Past Pres./ Chair: José C. Romano CEO: Eric L. Poms.