| Date | Time (ET) | Programming |
| Tue, Jan. 1 | 10 a.m. | College GameDay Built by The Home Depot (live from Pasadena, Calif.) |
| 11 a.m. | ESPNU College Football Whiparound | |
| 6:30 p.m. | SportsCenterU | |
| TBD | UNITE (immediately following Discover Orange Bowl) | |
| Wed, Jan. 2 | TBD | Rose Bowl presented by VIZIO & Discover Orange Bowl* (following UNITE) |
| TBD | UNITE (immediately following Allstate Sugar Bowl) | |
| Thu, Jan. 3 | TBD | Allstate Sugar Bowl* (following UNITE) |
| TBD | UNITE (immediately following Tostitos Fiesta Bowl) | |
| Fri, Jan. 4 | TBD | Tostitos Fiesta Bowl* (following UNITE) |
| 1 p.m. | SportsCenterU: Discover BCS National Championship | |
| 4 p.m. | College Football Live* (Miami Gardens, Fla.) | |
| 9 p.m. | SportsNation: Discover BCS National Championship | |
| Sat, Jan. 5 | 9 a.m. | ESPNU Media Day Special: Discover National Championship (live from Miami Gardens, Fla.) |
| Sun, Jan. 6 | 10 p.m. | The Experts: Discover BCS National Championship (Miami Gardens, Fla.) |
| 11 p.m. | ESPNU Film Room: Discover BCS National Championship |
*Re-airs
BCS National Championship Programming Marathon:
| Date | Time | Programming |
| Mon, Jan. 7 | Midnight | 2012 SEC Championship Game: Alabama vs. Georgia* (from Dec. 2, 2012) |
| 2 a.m. | Notre Dame vs. USC* (from Nov. 24, 2012) | |
| 4 a.m. | The Experts: Discover BCS National Championship* (Miami Gardens, Fla.) | |
| 5 a.m. | ESPNU Film Room: Discover BCS National Championship | |
| 6 a.m. | Crunch Time: Notre Dame Football |
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| 6:30 a.m. | College Football Featured: Discover BCS National Championship | |
| 7 a.m. | Road to the Discover BCS National Championship: Notre Dame |
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| 8 a.m. | Road to the Discover BCS National Championship: Alabama | |
| 9 a.m. | The Experts: Discover BCS National Championship* (Miami Gardens, Fla.) | |
| 10 a.m. | The Herd (live from Miami Gardens, Fla.) | |
| 1 p.m. | CFB Daily: Discover BCS National Championship (live from Miami Gardens, Fla.) | |
| 3 p.m. | BCS Countdown: Discover BCS National Championship (live from Miami Gardens, Fla.) | |
| 6 p.m. | UNITE: Discover BCS National Championship (live from Miami Gardens, Fla.) | |
| 7 p.m. | SportsNation: Discover BCS National Championship* | |
| TBD | Discover BCS National Championship* (immediately following game) | |
| Tue, Jan. 8 | 3 a.m. – 10 a.m. | Discover BCS National Championship* |
| 1 p.m. | The Experts |
* Re-Air
