Which SEC football teams are playing in bowl games today? Here's the full bowl schedule, plus start times, TV channel info, and more for each team.

There are two bowl games on Friday that will act as an appetizer for tonight's College Football Playoff game between Alabama and Oklahoma.

The Crimson Tide quarterback was one of the players on Alabama's team the last time the program was in the Rose Bowl, when its 2023-24 season ended with a loss.

The day after Christmas will bring the gift of college football’s 2025-26 bowl season resuming with three games Friday, Dec. 26. Starting at 1 p.m. ET, Central Michigan will play Northwestern in the GameAbove Sports Bowl. New Mexico and Minnesota will kick off at 4:30 p.m. ET in the Rate Bowl.

-- The return of defensive lineman LT Overton was confirmed as the starter led the line for his unit drills. Overton missed the SEC championship game with Georgia and the Dec. 19 CFP first-round win at Oklahoma with an undisclosed illness. Overton’s return was reported last week as Alabama prepped for the Jan. 1 Rose Bowl game with Indiana.

Can Michigan play through its problems against a somewhat depleted Texas? Here's the CFN Cheez-It Citrus Bowl prediction.

Expect Joey Aguilar and Luke Altmyer to enhance their passing stats. Indiana won't help Alabama the way Oklahoma did.

The Crimson Tide’s most-common bowl opponent is the Wolverines, who are also one of just two Big Ten teams with a winning postseason record against Alabama.

Not only did the Crimson Tide make its inaugural postseason appearance in Pasadena on Jan. 1, 1926, but captured its first national championship.