The Tigers (13-0, 9-0 SEC) earned the top Playoff seed by virtue of their five victories over top-10 opponents, including, at the time, No. 2 Alabama in Tuscaloosa and No. 4 Georgia in the SEC championship game. Quarterback Joe Burrow has swept every major postseason award, including the Heisman Trophy and Sporting News Player of the Year, leading LSU to a record-smashing season on offense.
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The Sooners (12-1, 9-1 Big 12) are the only one-loss team in the Playoff, but did beat a Playoff-caliber team in Baylor in both the regular season and in the Big 12 championship game. Quarterback Jalen Hurts is the runner-up for the Heisman, and the defense is no longer a liability under defensive coordinator Alex Grinch, as evidenced by a clutch performance in the Big 12 title game.
A win in the Peach Bowl would represent the first Playoff victory for either team. This is LSU’s first berth in the Playoff, but the Sooners are 0-3 in their previous Playoff matchups, including 0-2 against SEC opponents.
Here’s a guide to everything to need to watch the first College Football Playoff semifinal matchup between Oklahoma and LSU, including start time, TV channels and a full New Year’s Six bowl schedule.
What channel is LSU vs. Oklahoma on today?
TV channel (national): ESPN Live stream: WatchESPN
LSU vs. Oklahoma is televised nationally on ESPN, the first of two Playoff games on Saturday. Sean McDonough will do play-by-play, Todd Blackledge will serve as the analyst and Holly Rowe and Laura Rutledge will be the sideline reporters.
In addition to the main broadcast on ESPN, viewers have a few alternative options to watch the CFP games via ESPN’s “Megacast,” shown across its sister stations. That includes Command Center (ESPN2), Film Room (ESPNU), Skycast (ESPNews), DataCenter (ESPN Goal Line) and All-22 (ESPN App).
LSU vs. Oklahoma: What time is kickoff?
Date: Saturday, Dec. 28 Start time: 4 p. m. ET
The College Football Playoff semifinal between LSU and Oklahoma starts at 4 p.m. ET on Saturday, Dec. 28.
LSU and Oklahoma have split their only two meetings: The Sooners beat LSU 35-0 in the 1950 Sugar Bowl as part of an undefeated 11-0 season, but the Tigers won the rematch in the 2004 BCS championship game, 21-14.
