Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic: No. 3 Michigan State vs. No. 2 Alabama

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Check out ESPN's coverage of the College Football Playoff Semifinal at the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic, which airs live on ESPN on Dec. 31. Big Ten champion Michigan State, fresh off a thrilling win over previously undefeated Iowa, will take on SEC champ Alabama, the only team to make the playoff two years in a row.

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College Football Playoff Semifinal at the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic

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Thursday, Dec. 31

Arlington, Texas | AT&T Stadium

4 or 8 p.m. on ESPN

Michigan State Spartans vs. Alabama Crimson Tide

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