The 2021 Sugar Bowl is a college footballbowl game that is scheduled to be played on January 1, 2021, with kickoff scheduled for 8:45 p.m. EST (7:45 p.m. local CST) on ESPN.[1] The Sugar Bowl will be one of two College Football Playoff semifinal games, with the winner advancing to the 2021 College Football Playoff National Championship. It will be the 87th edition of the Sugar Bowl, and will be one of the 2020–21 bowl games concluding the 2020 FBS football season. Sponsored by insurance provider Allstate, the game will be officially known as the College Football Playoff Semifinal at the Allstate Sugar Bowl.
The 2021 Sugar Bowl will be held between the Clemson Tigers and the Ohio State Buckeyes. The game will be a rematch of the 2019 Fiesta Bowl, where Clemson defeated Ohio State to advance to the 2020 National Championship Game. It will be the 18th Sugar Bowl featuring a matchup of two teams ranked in the top 5.[2] The teams were announced by College Football Playoff Selection Committee on December 20, 2020.[3]
Clemson will enter the game with a record of 10–1 (8–1 ACC) after defeating Notre Dame in the 2020 ACC Championship. The Tigers will be ranked No. 2 entering the game.
Ohio State will enter the game with a record of 6–0 (5–0 Big Ten) after defeating Northwestern in the 2020 Big Ten Championship. The Buckeyes will be ranked No. 3 entering the game.
Game summary
College Football Playoff Semifinal at the 2021 Allstate Sugar Bowl
