Bama vs. KSU, Clemson vs. Vols headline NY6

Alabama volition look Kansas State successful the Allstate Sugar Bowl aft missing retired connected the College Football Playoff for conscionable the 2nd clip since the playoff began successful 2014.

The ninth-ranked Wildcats, who spoiled TCU's cleanable play successful the Big 12 title crippled Saturday, volition look the fifth-ranked Crimson Tide for the archetypal clip ever connected the gridiron connected Dec. 31.

Meanwhile, Clemson and Tennessee are headed to the Capital One Orange Bowl.

Clemson earned its spot by winning the ACC; Tennessee was the highest-ranked squad near aft the Rose and Sugar bowls made their picks. It's the seventh travel to the Orange Bowl for the No. 7 Tigers and the 5th quality successful the crippled for the No. 6 Volunteers.

The game, which kicks disconnected Dec. 30 astatine 8 p.m. ET, volition people the archetypal clip Tennessee and Clemson person met since the 2004 Peach Bowl.

Utah, which vaulted into the apical 10 aft upsetting USC successful the Pac-12 rubric game, volition look No. 11 Penn State successful the Rose Bowl connected Jan. 2.

The eighth-ranked Utes are the archetypal squad to marque back-to-back Rose Bowl appearances since Stanford successful 2012 and 2013.

USC, which fell conscionable abbreviated of a CFP bid successful manager Lincoln Riley's archetypal season, volition settee for an quality successful the Goodyear Cotton Bowl. The 10th-ranked Trojans volition look No. 16 Tulane, which is making its archetypal New Year's Six vessel crippled since the 1940 Sugar Bowl.

All 4 vessel games volition aerial connected ESPN.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.