SPORTS

Bowl selections: Where to watch, where to go

David Ammenheuser

dammenheus@tennessean.com

Vanderbilt wide receiver Trent Sherfield kisses a bowling ball to celebrate bowl eligibility after beating Tennessee on Nov. 26.

Are you ready for the college bowl season?

On Sunday, we'll find out who's playing who in the upcoming 41 bowl games.

The selection show will be broadcast on ESPN from 11 a.m. until 3 p.m.

Where will the state's four bowl participants — Vanderbilt, MTSU, Tennessee and Memphis — go? Who will play in the Music City Bowl?

There's been a lot of speculation, but we'll finally found out.

ON TELEVISION

The schedule includes:

7-11 a.m.: College Football Daily (ESPNU)

11 a.m.-3 p.m.: College Football Selection Show (ESPN)

3-5 p.m.: Championship Drive: Bowl Selection Show (ESPNU)

5-7 p.m.: SEC Now: Bowl Special (SEC Network)

7:30-10 p.m.: Championship Drive: Who's In (ESPN)

BOWL-BY-BOWL ANNOUNCEMENTS

ESPN is expected to announce the four teams participating in the national semifinal games (the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl and the PlayStation Fiesta Bowl) at approximately 11:30 a.m. The network will then announce which teams are playing in the Capital One Orange Bowl, the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic, the Rose Bowl Game and the Allstate Sugar Bowl around 2:30 p.m.

After those opponents are named, the rest of the bowl matchups will be announced, beginning at 3 p.m. on ESPNU

LIVESTREAM

You can also watch the livestream at WatchESPN

VANDERBILT PARTY

Vanderbilt will host a bowl celebration party Sunday night at the Student Life Center (across the street from Memorial Gym) with doors opening at 5:30 p.m. Fans can purchase bowl tickets at the celebration with the first 500 fans receiving T-shirts and a limited edition 2016 bowl poster.

MTSU ANNOUNCEMENT

The Blue Raiders are not planning an official public announcement. However, the team will gather at 1:45 p.m. to learn their bowl destination.

NO UT EVENT

The Vols are not planning a public event in Knoxville.

SUNDAY'S COVERAGE

Get updates on bowl destinations on Sunday at Tennessean.com. Gannett Tennessee writers Mike Organ (Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl news), Adam Sparks (Vanderbilt), Rhiannon Potkey (Tennessee), Aldo Amato (MTSU) and Tom Schad (Memphis) will provide updates.

Reach Dave Ammenheuser at 615-259-8352 and on Twitter @NashSportsEd.