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Stocks fall as S&P 500 caps worst year since 2008

Stocks fall as S&P 500 caps worst year since 2008

Shares closed decreased across the board on Friday to complete off the worst 12 months for the U.S. inventory industry considering that the economic crisis.

When the year’s closing closing bell rang on Friday, the S&P 500 and Dow had been every off about .2{515baef3fee8ea94d67a98a2b336e0215adf67d225b0e21a4f5c9b13e8fbd502}, though the tech-significant Nasdaq fell a additional modest .1{515baef3fee8ea94d67a98a2b336e0215adf67d225b0e21a4f5c9b13e8fbd502}.

With Friday’s losses, the S&P 500 fell 19.4{515baef3fee8ea94d67a98a2b336e0215adf67d225b0e21a4f5c9b13e8fbd502} in 2022, its premier calendar-12 months decrease since a 38{515baef3fee8ea94d67a98a2b336e0215adf67d225b0e21a4f5c9b13e8fbd502} fall in 2008. Closing at 3,839.50 on Friday, the S&P 500 now stands at the similar level as March 2021.

The Nasdaq Composite dropped 33{515baef3fee8ea94d67a98a2b336e0215adf67d225b0e21a4f5c9b13e8fbd502} and stands at the identical stage as July 2020.

The Dow, in the meantime, fell a comparably modest 9{515baef3fee8ea94d67a98a2b336e0215adf67d225b0e21a4f5c9b13e8fbd502} in 2022, though the bond market place endured by its worst yr in modern background.

The generate on the 10-calendar year Treasury rose from about 1.5{515baef3fee8ea94d67a98a2b336e0215adf67d225b0e21a4f5c9b13e8fbd502} at the beginning of 2022 to settle at 3.88{515baef3fee8ea94d67a98a2b336e0215adf67d225b0e21a4f5c9b13e8fbd502} on Friday. This transfer induced a promote-off throughout fastened money marketplaces and weighed on housing, with the ordinary 30-year fastened property finance loan level ending 2022 near 6.4{515baef3fee8ea94d67a98a2b336e0215adf67d225b0e21a4f5c9b13e8fbd502}, its optimum calendar year-conclude amount considering the fact that 2001.

Tesla (TSLA) shares rose 1.1{515baef3fee8ea94d67a98a2b336e0215adf67d225b0e21a4f5c9b13e8fbd502} on Friday, a transfer that followed the stock gaining some 8{515baef3fee8ea94d67a98a2b336e0215adf67d225b0e21a4f5c9b13e8fbd502} on Thursday in a bid to recuperate sharp losses experienced this 12 months and this thirty day period. Tesla shares lost over 65{515baef3fee8ea94d67a98a2b336e0215adf67d225b0e21a4f5c9b13e8fbd502} this calendar year and more than 30{515baef3fee8ea94d67a98a2b336e0215adf67d225b0e21a4f5c9b13e8fbd502} in December.

WTI crude oil attained more than 2.5{515baef3fee8ea94d67a98a2b336e0215adf67d225b0e21a4f5c9b13e8fbd502} on Friday, ending 2022 at $80.40 per barrel and supplying oil its 2nd-straight annual achieve. Although right after the selling price of crude oil surged far more than 50{515baef3fee8ea94d67a98a2b336e0215adf67d225b0e21a4f5c9b13e8fbd502} in 2021 and then doubled early this year, WTI finished with a extra modest 7{515baef3fee8ea94d67a98a2b336e0215adf67d225b0e21a4f5c9b13e8fbd502} for the yr.

The modest gain in oil prices, nonetheless, belies the strength witnessed by energy stocks in 2022, with the electricity sector (XLE) mounting some 57{515baef3fee8ea94d67a98a2b336e0215adf67d225b0e21a4f5c9b13e8fbd502} this 12 months, the only 1 of the 11 sectors in the S&P 500 to log gains this year.

The Federal Reserve’s aggressive charge hike campaign in 2022 weighed significantly major on technologies shares. The know-how sector (XLK) fell 28{515baef3fee8ea94d67a98a2b336e0215adf67d225b0e21a4f5c9b13e8fbd502} this yr, its largest fall since 2008, though interaction products and services (XLC) — which was included to the S&P 500 in 2018 — logged its most important drop on history, falling 38{515baef3fee8ea94d67a98a2b336e0215adf67d225b0e21a4f5c9b13e8fbd502} in 2022, the most of any sector in the S&P 500.

In currency markets, the greenback was weaker on Friday but logged its greatest yearly attain considering the fact that 2015 as curiosity price will increase from the Federal Reserve boosted demand from customers for the dollar.

Crypto markets also endured a difficult 2022, as bitcoin (BTC-USD) is set to end the yr down 65{515baef3fee8ea94d67a98a2b336e0215adf67d225b0e21a4f5c9b13e8fbd502}. The price of bitcoin was tiny-transformed on Friday to trade around $16,500.

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A Real Close Look at the Fake Cars of 2022

A Real Close Look at the Fake Cars of 2022

The meteoric rise of Tesla in the 2010s—as well as the relative simplicity of electric powertrains—has inspired countless entrepreneurs to try their hand at starting trendy, forward-thinking car companies. Many of these have already come and gone, their renderings and outlandish claims collecting dust in a forgotten corner of the internet, while many more cling on as they navigate the myriad challenges that come with mass-producing a car. Meanwhile, the EV market has grown incredibly crowded, so we decided to break down what happened—and didn’t happen—in the world of automotive startups in 2022.

Tesla Cybertruck

automotive design, vehicle, car, supercar, concept car, sports car, automotive exterior, mid size car, performance car, sedan,

Tesla

Tesla has finally brought its electric Semi to market, delivering the first units to PepsiCo in December, but the Cybertruck remains missing in action. The radical pickup’s original launch date of late 2021 was rescheduled to 2022 before Elon Musk admitted last January that the Cybertruck—along with the revived Roadster—will yet again be pushed back.

But last spring, a leaked video showing a Cybertruck prototype whipped the Tesla faithful into a frenzy, and Musk promised in April at the opening of the new Giga Texas factory that the Cybertruck would enter production in 2023. Even if that happens, it is unclear how closely the roadgoing model will match the original concept, since Musk has publicly questioned “the average cost of a Cybertruck and to what degree is that affordable.”

2022 also saw Musk controversially purchase Twitter, subsequently sending Tesla’s stock spiraling. Given Musk’s track record of overpromising and underdelivering, we wouldn’t be shocked to learn of another delay for the the wedge-shaped EV truck in 2023. Still, we got an exclusive sneak peek at the Cybertruck when we drove one in June . . . just kidding.

Deus Vayanne

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Deus

The world of hypercars has always celebrated obscure companies making unbelievable claims, but the democratization of power heralded by EVs has exponentially increased the number of automakers seeking to enter the realm of high-performance land missiles. The 2022 New York auto show saw the introduction of the Vayanne, the first proposed vehicle from Austria-based startup Deus Automobiles.

Not slated to arrive until 2025, the Vayanne allegedly makes 2200 horsepower and 1475 pound-feet of torque, which Deus claims will shoot the car to 62 mph in under 1.99 seconds before maxing out at 248 mph. But the company mysteriously omitted any details on the powertrain, and the static model we sat in on the show floor felt cheap and unfinished.

Deus will have help from established players—Italdesign penned the Vayanne’s slinky lines, while Williams Advanced Engineering has been recruited to hone the technical bits—but we’re still skeptical that we’ll ever see the Vayanne move under its own power.

Faraday Future FF 91

faraday future ff 91

Faraday Future

Nearly six years had passed since we had heard about Faraday Future, a California-based startup that revealed its electric FF 91 crossover at the 2017 CES tech show that was formerly known as the Consumer Electronics Show. But the company reared its head again this year when it proclaimed in February that the FF 91 would enter production in the third quarter of 2022.

Faraday Future, which has faced a litany of financial troubles since its inception, missed that goal, revealing in July that it would need significant investment not only to launch the FF 91 but also to continue operations through the end of the year.

The startup pressed on, however, earning a 381-mile range estimate from the EPA in September for the flagship FF 91 Futurist model, which uses a 142.0-kWh battery. In December, Faraday Future announced that March 2023 is the new targeted start date for production of its 1050-hp crossover, but that is dependent on the arrival of more funding. Given the company’s rocky past, we remain wary.

Drako Dragon

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Drako

The Dragon super-SUV is the second product from San Jose–based Drako Motors, packing four electric motors that combine for a colossal 2000 horsepower. With all-wheel drive and despite a nearly 5000-pound curb weight, Drako claims, the muscular SUV can reach 60 mph in 1.9 seconds and a top speed over 200 mph, and can sprint a quarter-mile in just 9.0 seconds.

However, there’s not much evidence that the company ever delivered on its first model, the Fisker Karma–based GTE, which produced 1200 horsepower and cost $1.3 million. When Drako first teased the Dragon, the company vaguely told us it is currently “in full swing building and delivering [the] GTE to customers and investment partners.”

Yet only one GTE has ever been photographed: the red example revealed at the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance in 2019. And while Drako still has a few years until the Dragon’s scheduled launch in 2026, the company’s unverified production history and the Dragon’s fantasy-land specs don’t boost our confidence that it will ever see reality.

Munro EV

munro mk 1

Munro

The Munro Mk1 EV, revealed in early December, takes up the mantle for squared-off, back-to-basics off-roading EVs from Bollinger Motors, after the American startup canceled plans to produce the rugged B1 SUV and B2 pickup to focus on vans instead. The Munro, which hails from Scotland, is actually designed by the same man who used a ruler to draw Bollinger’s boxes, although the Mk1 somehow looks even more like a kit car cobbled together in someone’s shed.

Focused on commercial sales, the Munro will be classified as a Class 3 medium-duty truck in the United States, with the ability to tow up to 7700 pounds and carry up to 2200 pounds of cargo. The Mk1’s 375-hp maximum output is surprisingly reasonable by startup standards, but with only up to 81.0 kWh worth of battery and at least 5500 pounds to move, less than 200 miles of range is expected.

Although Munro is still working on finding investors, the company claims limited production will start in 2023. But with a paltry range, unproven capability, and a price ranging from $61,000 to $115,000 for the amateur-looking design, we’d be surprised to see the Munro EV catch on.

Foxconn

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Foxconn

An EV from tech juggernaut Apple has been rumored for nearly a decade, but it might be beaten to the punch by Foxconn, a Taiwanese firm that assembles the iPhone, among other products. In October Foxconn unveiled its first model, the Foxtron Model B, as it launches a joint venture with Yulon Motor, Taiwan’s largest car manufacturer.

The Model B—a hatchback styled by Italian design expert Pininfarina—is supposed to enter production in China in 2023, with the goal of eventually selling the EV in the United States. Little is known about the Model B’s specifications, but Foxconn has a head start on other startups after it purchased a plant in Lordstown, Ohio, in 2022.

Foxconn will build the Lordstown Endurance and the Fisker Pear under contract at the Ohio factory, previously owned by Lordstown Motors, and the Model B could eventually join that production line. While things look hopeful for Foxconn, the Taiwanese company’s long-term automotive prospects, especially for the U.S. market, remain cloudy.

Canoo

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Canoo

American startup Canoo first showed its podlike Lifestyle Vehicle in 2019, following it up with the boxy MPDV van in 2020 and a unique pickup truck in 2021. Production of the Lifestyle Vehicle was initially slated for 2021 before being delayed. Despite financial woes in May, the company insisted that production was still planned to start at its Arkansas plant this year.

Clearly, Canoo failed to reach that goal, with 2023 almost upon us and the company now shifting its attention to beginning production by the end of next year. Still, Canoo managed to make headlines in 2022 with several new partnerships, showing that interest in its distinctive EVs remains high.

In April, NASA chose the Lifestyle Vehicle to transport crew at the launch site for its Artemis expedition, which aims to land humans on the moon in 2025 for the first time since 1972. In July, Canoo announced that Walmart will buy 4500 delivery-spec Lifestyle Vehicles, with the retail giant already testing vehicles, and December saw the U.S. Army receive a pickup for evaluation. Canoo still needs to figure out how to start production, but the increased interest in its products bodes well for 2023.

Indi One EV

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Caleb Miller|Car and Driver

Along with the bedroom-poster-worthy Deus Vayanne, the New York auto show gave us a chance to check out the Indi One EV, an electric crossover from an obscure California-based startup founded in 2017. At the show, Indi EV proclaimed that it would start production in mid-2023, and in October Indi EV signed an agreement with—you guessed it—Foxconn to build prototypes at the plant in Lordstown, Ohio.

The One is not meant to be a sports car. The standard version will hit 60 mph in a claimed 6.7 seconds with a 230-mile range, while the top trim will add 70 miles and shave 2.5 seconds off the 60-mph sprint. Instead, the main focus of the One is its immense computing power, which Indi says will allow for high-quality video streaming and gaming from inside the vehicle.

The prototype seen in New York did not look production-ready, and the company’s pricing—between $45,000 and $69,000—is ambitious. At the show, the company’s head of product deisgn, Andre Hudson, presented the One, but since then he has already abandoned ship for a different startup, Mullen Automotive. We’re not confident Indi EV will make it, but we’re always happy to be surprised.

Honorable Mentions

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The Nikola Tre BEV.

Nikola

Nikola, whose infamous founder, Trevor Milton, was found guilty of fraud charges in October, pivoted away from the planned Badger pickup in late 2021 and spent 2022 building the electric Tre semi truck and developing a hydrogen-fuel-cell version.

Bollinger also shifted its focus away from its consumer pickup to a cab-forward electric Class 4 truck called the B4, aiming for production in late 2023. Mullen Automotive—another startup peddling its own electric SUV called the Five and a sports car called the Dragonfly (a rebadged version of the Qiantu K50 sold in China)—purchased a majority stake in Bollinger and bought the assets for the EV vans developed by the bankrupt Electric Last Mile Solutions.

Swedish company Volta also expanded its lineup of Zero delivery trucks as it prepares to start production in 2023, while U.K.-based Arrival struggled to meet production targets in 2022 before building its first prototype in September.

Success Stories?

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John Voelcker|Car and Driver

While we wouldn’t yet classify these companies as successes, several startups built their first road-worthy cars in 2022. After years of uncertainty, the first customer-bound Lordstown Endurance trucks began rolling off the line in Ohio in November, and we drove an early-production example in October.

Fisker also kicked off production of its electric Ocean SUV in November, with Magna Steyr assembling the vehicles in Austria ahead of deliveries early next year. Fisker also teased two upcoming models, a smaller crossover called the Pear that is supposed to cost less than $30,000 and a sultry sports car called the Ronin that’s due in 2024.

While VinFast has been selling cars in Vietnam since 2019, the company’s expansion to the U.S. with its VF8 and VF9 crossovers was due to start in late 2022. Last week VinFast announced that the ship carrying the first U.S.-spec vehicles had reached California and promised to begin deliveries before the year’s end.

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Michigan vs. TCU live score, updates, highlights from 2022 College Football Playoff semifinal

Michigan vs. TCU live score, updates, highlights from 2022 College Football Playoff semifinal

College football’s preeminent competition will kick off under the most ideal of conditions. No. 2 Michigan will take on No. 3 TCU in the 2022 Fiesta Bowl inside comfy State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Ariz.

The game is the first semifinal in this year’s College Football Playoff, and it carries some intrigue. On the line is a berth in the national championship game — a contest neither school has been able to reach since a title game was instituted.

MORE: Sporting News Coach of the Year: TCU’s Sonny Dykes spearheads quick turnaround

The Wolverines (13-0) have been a buzzsaw this season, going through opponents week by week. That includes their 22-point beatdown of archrival Ohio State in The Game.

The Horned Frogs (12-1) have strung together one of the finest years in program history. Quarterback Max Duggan was the Heisman runner-up after a 30-touchdown, four-interception season. It’s hard to imagine that he has faced a front seven as daunting as Michigan’s, though.

The Sporting News is tracking live updates and highlights from Michigan vs. TCU in the College Football Playoff semifinals. Follow below to keep up with the action as the Fiesta Bowl takes place in Glendale.

MORE: Watch the College Football Playoff live with fuboTV (free trial)

Michigan vs. TCU score

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Michigan 0 6 3 – –
TCU 14 7 14 – –

Michigan vs. TCU live score, updates from College Football Playoff semifinal

(All times Eastern)

6:50 p.m.: TOUCHDOWN! You get a score, you get a score! McCarthy finds pay dirt with a 20 yard scamper.

The scoring seems like it’s at an untenable pace. Then again, you never know with college football.

Two point conversion goes awry. Still, things are getting spicy at the Fiesta Bowl.

TCU 34, Michigan 22

6:40 p.m.: TOUCHDOWN! What a performance by Dee Winters! The cornerback adds to his growing legacy with yet another pick six against McCarthy, the Horned Frogs second score on a McCarthy miscue.

TCU 34, Michigan 16

6:35 p.m.: TOUCHDOWN! TCU gets it back in blood! Demercado caps off a seven-play, 75 yard drive with a one yard score to push the Horned Frogs lead that much further.

Demercedero’s TD was nice, but the pivotal play of the drive was its first. Duggan hit Johnston with a 46-yard dot to put TCU in position to bag yet another score on the first play from kickoff.

TCU 28, Michigan 16

6:30 p.m.: TOUCHDOWN! Another bit of trickery for the Wolverines. This one works out, though, with McCarthy hitting Bell on the flea flicker to finally get the Wolverines into the end zone.

TCU 21, Michigan 16

6:28 p.m.: INTERCEPTION! The Wolverines notch a huge turnover, snagging a pick after the ball ricochets off a receiver’s chest. Time to make it count.

6:18 p.m.: FIELD GOAL! Moody hits the chip shot, his third kick of the day.

TCU 21, Michigan 9

6:17 p.m.: Another red zone trip, another field goal attempt. The Horned Frogs defense is balling.

6:15 p.m.: McCarthy hits Ronnie Bell with a 43-yard dime, bringing the Wolverines into the red zone for the third time today. Let’s see if they can finally punch it in.

6:09 p.m.: Duggan opens the third with a gaudy QB draw, grabbing 14 yards in the process.

5:45 p.m.: FIELD GOAL! Moody boots it in from 59 yards out, cutting TCU’s lead to 15. Impressive kick by the former Lou Groza Award winner.

TCU 21, Michigan 6

5:43 p.m.: A defensive pass interference gives the Wolverines a chance at kicking the field goal before halftime. Gotta make it count.

5:40 p.m.: Dylan Horton forces the ball loose after sacking McCarthy. However, it spins harmlessly out of bounds.

Not looking great for the Wolverines with a little over 20 seconds left.

5:38 p.m.: Big sack will give the Wolverines a chance to cut into TCU’s lead before the end of the half.

5:35 p.m.: Emari Demercadero, who came in for the ailing Miller, combines for 23 yards on two carries to kick off TCU’s latest drive.

Could get worse for Big Blue here.

5:30 p.m.: Johnny Hodges and company putting Michigan’s offensive line on notice. Wonderful display by the Navy transfer, who played a pivotal role in shutting down the Wolverines’ last drive.

Ball headed back to TCU.

5:27 p.m.: Michigan has to get something going quickly. Four minutes left in the quarter and the Wolverines are in desperate need of a touchdown, especially given the fact that they’re set to kick the ball back off to TCU.

5:22 p.m.: TOUCHDOWN! Duggan rolls out to the right, biding his time before slipping a pass to Taye Barber. The senior does the rest, waltzing in from six yards out to add to TCU’s lead.

TCU 21, Michigan 3

5:20 p.m.: TCU really finding its rhythm on this drive. First, Duggan lofts a pass to a wide open Quentin Johnston for 32 yards. Then, Miller nabs a first with a furious run through the tackle. First and goal loading for the Horned Frogs.

5:18 p.m.: Although Duggan’s passing hasn’t quite been up to snuff, he has shown off his wheels. Another huge gain via the ground for Duggan, who is already up to six carries for 33 yards so far.

5:15 p.m.: It has been a rough passing day for both hurlers so far. Duggan is 4/10 with an interception. McCarthy hasn’t been much better, tossing a pick while completing just six of his 10 attempts so far.

If fans wanted an battle of high-powered offenses, it seems you might have come to the wrong place.

5:10 p.m.: For all of Michigan’s struggles on the offensive side of the ball, its defense is keeping things tight. Gets TCU off the field with a four-play stop. Doesn’t get much better than that.

5:03 p.m.: FUMBLE! Kalel Mullings muffs the handoff! The ball is headed back to the Horned Frogs. What a turn of events!

5:01 p.m.: McCarthy airs it out, finding Roman Wilson for 50 yards! U-Mich is at TCU’s one-yard line!

4:59 p.m.: INTERCEPTION! Duggan sees his throw slip through his target’s hands, falling into the grateful mitts of Michigan safety Rod Moore. Huge break for the Wolverines defense.

4:56 p.m.: FIELD GOAL! Jake Moody splits the uprights from 42 yards out, giving Michigan its first points of the ballgame.

TCU 14, Michigan 3

4:55 p.m.: Conservative play call by Harbaugh fails to make a dent, as the Wolverines are stuffed on a third-down run play. Field goal unit is trotting on the field.

End of first quarter: TCU 14, Michigan

4:51 p.m.: Once more, with feeling.The McCarthy-Loveland connection nets 16 yards for the Wolverines, who once more find themselves deep in Horned Frogs territory.

4:49 p.m.: McCarthy fires a ball past outreached arms to reach his wideout for the first. Showing signs of life.

4:48 p.m.: AJ Henning stuffed well behind the line of scrimmage. Really good start by the Horned Frogs’ defense.

4:44 p.m.: TOUCHDOWN! Duggan bungles it in from short distance, extending TCU’s lead to 14.

TCU 14, Michigan 0

4:42 p.m.: Duggan stuffed at the line of scrimmage. However, looks like forward progress granted him the advantage. A new set of downs on the goal-line for the Horned Frogs.

4:40 p.m.: Giving Duggan time in the pocket is a dangerous strategy. The Heisman runner-up finds time and space before firing a dart to Jordan Hudson on the sideline.

4:39 p.m.: Great presence of mind by Duggan, who took advantage of the free play to move the chains for the first down on the ground.

4:35 p.m.: Kendre Miller breaks open a 14-yard gain to open the drive for TCU.

4:35 p.m.: The Horned Frogs defense has come to play early. Stunts another Wolverines drive en route to a three-and-out. 

4:28 p.m.: TOUCHDOWN! McCarthy fails to see Bud Clark lurking behind his wideout. Clark snaps up the errant throw before taking it to the house to open the scoring in this year’s Fiesta Bowl.

That’s only McCarthy’s fourth-ever interception.

TCU 7, Michigan 0

4:24 p.m.: Wolverines defense holds strong, forcing a three-and-out from Duggan and company. A shorter-than-ideal punt will put Big Blue in decent starting position for its second possession.

4:21 p.m.: TURNOVER ON DOWNS! The Horned Frogs snuff out the lateral play, pinning Colston Loveland behind the line of scrimmage to deny the Wolverines a score. Impressive stuff by the TCU front seven.

4:17 p.m.: McCarthy with a wonderful effort, evading pressure before rumbling towards the end zone. He got pushed out just short of the goal-line, presenting Jim Harbaugh with a decision to make on fourth down.

4:15 p.m.: JJ McCarthy completes his first pass of the day, finding wideout Roman Wilson for a nine-yard gain. That puts Michigan in a goal-to-go situation.

4:13 p.m.: The first play from scrimmage is a big one! Donovan Edwards races through the TCU front seven for 54 yards, brining the Wolverines on the brink of the end zone. That’s one way to make an opening impression.

4:11 p.m.: The opening kickoff lands in the end zone for a touchback. Michigan will start with the ball.

3:59 p.m.: Boyz II Men singing the national anthem. Didn’t have that on my bingo card.

3:30 p.m.: Cool gesture here by Fiesta Bowl organizers, who hosted virtual fans from both Phoenix and Michigan Children’s Hospitals for Saturday’s game.

3:15 p.m.: Slide to the left, slide to the right…

3:00 p.m.: Ambitious prediction by this TCU fan. One way or another, this take is sure to get some attention.

2:40 p.m. — Tre’Vius Hodges-Tomlinson is making the rounds pregame

2:30 p.m.: …And here comes the Horned Frogs!

1:25 p.m.: The Wolverines are in the building … 

11:45 a.m.: Hours before game time, the hype videos are teed up. Time to get the blood pumping: 

Michigan vs. TCU start time

  • Kickoff: 4 p.m. ET (1 p.m. PT)

Kickoff for Michigan vs. TCU is scheduled for 4 p.m. ET on Saturday, Dec. 31. It is the first of the two Playoff games, with the Peach Bowl between No. 1 Georgia and No. 4 Ohio State kicking off at 8 p.m. ET.

What channel is Michigan vs. TCU on today?

  • TV network (national): ESPN

Michigan vs. TCU will be broadcast nationally on ESPN. Sean McDonough (play-by-play) and Todd Blackedge (color commentator) will call the game in the booth, while Molly McGrath and Tiffany Blackmon will report from the sidelines.

ESPN is also rolling out its Megacast for the College Football Playoff, once again providing alternate broadcasts across its family of networks.

Telecast  TV channel 
Field Pass with The Pat McAfee Show ESPN2
Command Center ESPNU
Skycast ESPN News
Spanish-language ESPN Deportes

How to live stream College Football Playoff games 

  • Live streams: ESPN App, fuboTV

Both College Football Playoff semifinals will be available to stream live on all of the network’s digital platforms, including ESPN.com and the ESPN App. 

Cord-cutters have several live streaming options, including fuboTV, which offers a free trial:

Streaming option  Cable subscription needed?  Free?  Cost  Free trial? 
ESPN.com/ESPN App Yes Yes – –
Yahoo! Sports App No Yes – –
fuboTV  No No $60/month Yes
AT&T TV Now No No $55/month Yes
Hulu Plus Live TV No No $55/month Yes
Sling TV No No $35/month No
YouTube TV No No $65/month Yes

College Football Playoff schedule

Date Bowl Matchup Time (ET) TV
Dec. 31 Fiesta Bowl (CFP semifinal) No. 2 Michigan vs. No. 3 TCU 4 p.m. ESPN, fuboTV 
Dec. 31 Sugar Bowl (CFP semifinal) No. 1 Georgia vs. No. 4 Ohio State 8 p.m. ESPN, fuboTV 
Jan. 9 CFP National Championship Game TBD vs. TBD 8 p.m. ESPN, fuboTV