2024 Sugar Bowl
The 2024 Sugar Bowl was a college football bowl game played at the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana, on January 1, 2024. The 90th annual Sugar Bowl was one of the semifinals of the 2023–24 College Football Playoff (CFP) and featured two of the four teams selected by the CFP Selection Committee—the third-ranked Texas Longhorns of the Big 12 and the second-ranked Washington Huskies of the Pac-12. The game began at approximately 7:45 p.m. CST and was aired on ESPN. The Sugar Bowl was one of the 2023–24 bowl games concluding the 2023 FBS football season. Sponsored by insurance company Allstate, the game was officially titled the College Football Playoff Semifinal at the Allstate Sugar Bowl. Washington advanced to face the Michigan Wolverines, winner of the Rose Bowl, in the CFP National Championship game on January 8.
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| College Football Playoff Semifinal 90th Sugar Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | January 1, 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Caesars Superdome | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | New Orleans, Louisiana | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MOP | Off. Michael Penix Jr. (QB, Washington) Def. Bralen Trice (DE, Washington) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite | Texas by 4.5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Ron Snodgrass (Big 10) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 68,791 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Network | ESPN ESPN Deportes ESPN Radio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | ESPN: Sean McDonough (play-by-play), Greg McElroy (analyst), Molly McGrath and Katie George (sidelines) ESPN 2: Cole Cubelic, Harry Douglas, Sam Acho, Colt McCoy ESPN Deportes: Ciro Procuna (play-by-play), Ramiro Pruneda (analyst) and Sebastián Martínez Christensen (sideline) ESPN Radio: Marc Kestecher (play-by-play), Kelly Stouffer (analyst) and Ian Fitzsimmons (sideline) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nielsen ratings | (18.4 million viewers) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Network | ESPN Dois (Brazil) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | ESPN Dois (Brazil): Matheus Pinheiro (play-by-play), Weinny Eirado (analyst) and Guilherme Cohen (rules analyst) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||