Head to NBC and Peacock to watch the Vikings vs Cowboys game. Live coverage begins with Football Night In America at 7 PM ET.

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ECU is capable of matching what Pitt can do offensively, which makes the matchup stand out on a busy bowl schedule on December 27. ECU quarterback Katin Houser threw for over 3,000 yards and ran for nine touchdowns. Look for him to be one of the surprise standouts of bowl season.

Montana State is the No. 2 seed in the playoffs at 12-2 after defeating Stephen F. Austin 44-28 in the quarterfinals this past weekend. Third-seeded Montana is 13-1 and beat South Dakota 52-22 in its quarterfinal. Montana leads the all-time rivalry 74-44-5.

Last year, none of the first-round games ended in seeded upsets. In fact, the higher seeds won by an average of 19.3 points per game. Don't think that precedent means much, though. There are some serious opportunities in the first round this year.

The 2025-26 College Football Playoffs will kick off this weekend and will be complemented by fun slate of bowl games that will carry us all throughout the holiday season. The value of traditional bowl games have been diminished in recent years with the expansion of the playoff in recent years and we just saw Notre Dame outright turn down a bowl bid after being left out of the big dance.

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