1. Orange Bowl: OU vs. Clemson, 3 p.m. Thursday, ESPN. Sooners 26-24. Last two meetings, both in Florida bowl games, were Tiger victories, 1988 and 2014 seasons.
2. Cotton Bowl: Michigan State vs. Alabama, 7 p.m. Thursday, ESPN. Spartans 19-17. Only previous meeting was Bama's 49-7 rout in the Citrus Bowl five years ago.
3. Rose Bowl: Stanford vs. Iowa, 4 p.m. Friday, ESPN. Hawkeyes 21-20. Third Cardinal Rose Bowl in the last four years. Iowa's first Rose Bowl in 25 years.
4. Fiesta Bowl: Notre Dame vs. Ohio State, noon Friday, ESPN.