CHARLOTTE, N.C. (theACC.com) – ACC Network will surround the first round of the College Football Playoff with live onsite programming from both Austin, Texas, and State College, Pennsylvania, as No. 12 Clemson takes on No. 5 Texas and No. 11 SMU faces No. 6 Penn State.
 
On Friday, December 20, Mark Packer hosts ACC PM: CFP Preview from 4-6 p.m. ET with insight and analysis from a bevy of guests and ACCN football analysts. On Saturday, December 21, ACC Huddle begins at 10 a.m. ET with a special two-hour pregame show leading into SMU at Penn State (noon, TNT/Max). A one-hour ACC Huddle will also air immediately following Clemson at Texas (4 p.m., TNT/Max), recapping both historic first-round games.
 
Friday and Saturday’s live coverage will include hosts and reporters in four different locations. Packer hosts Friday’s ACC PM from Charlotte while host Justin Walters and analysts Mark Herzlich and Mark Richt will be live from ACCN’s Bristol, Connecticut, studios. Wes Durham and Tom Luginbill, the voices of ACC Primetime Football, will report from Penn State alongside Eddie Royal. In Austin, ACC Huddle host Taylor Tannebaum provides perspective alongside analysts EJ Manuel and Eric Mac Lain, Clemson’s all-time winningest player.
 
ESPN also announced that it has extended its theatrical distribution agreement with Theater Sports Network (TSN) to present all 11 College Football Playoff (CFP) games. To find your local listings, visit TheaterSportsNetwork.com. 
 
In addition, Cosm locations in Los Angeles and Dallas will also offer immersive viewing experiences of games throughout this year’s College Football Playoff.
 
No. 11 seed SMU will face off with No. 6 seed Penn State on Saturday at noon ET on TNT/Max, while No. 12 seed Clemson will take on No. 5 seed Texas at 4 p.m. ET on TNT/Max.