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Ohio State Buckeyes running back TreVeyon Henderson (32) celebrates with the trophy following the 34-23 win over the Notre Dame Fighting Irish to win the College Football Playoff National Championship at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta on Jan. 22, 2025.

Five-week bowl schedule set, CFP title game Jan. 19 in Miami

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The college football season, set to kick off in August, will culminate with the College Football Playoff national championship game in Miami on Jan. 19.

A five-week bowl season begins Dec. 13 with a noon ET kickoff in Atlanta in the Cricket Celebration Bowl, but cheer up grasshopper, there are 44 total games scheduled to be played after conference title games are in the books.

A team who doesn’t receive a first-round bye in the College Football Playoff has the potential to play games in six consecutive months, with 17 possible games for teams participating in conference championship games in December.

The marquee games in the College Football Playoff are scheduled to begin Friday, Dec. 19 with one game and continue with three more Saturday, Dec. 20. Winners advance to the quarterfinals played Dec. 31 (Cotton Bowl, Arlington, Texas) and a tripleheader on Thursday, Jan. 1 (Orange Bowl, Miami, noon ET). The Rose Bowl in Pasadena kicks off at 4 p.m. ET and is followed by the Sugar Bowl in New Orleans at 8 p.m. ET.

The CFP semifinals are Thursday, Jan. 8 (Fiesta Bowl, Glendale, Ariz., 7:30 p.m. ET) and the following night in Atlanta (Peach Bowl, 7:30 p.m. ET). Semifinal winners head to Miami for the Monday night title game at Hard Rock Stadium (7:30 p.m. ET).

If you aren’t into the pageantry of the newly hatched playoffs, there are interesting official names and themes on the calendar, too. On Saturday, Dec. 27, there are eight bowl games featuring football at Fenway Park and Yankee Stadium, and the … Snoop Dogg Arizona Bowl Presented By Gin & Juice By Dre and Snoop.

Here’s a look at the full bowl schedule by date with venue, time (ET) and TV information:

Saturday, Dec. 13, 12 p.m., ABC: Cricket Celebration Bowl
Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta

Dec. 13, 9 p.m., ESPN: LA Bowl Hosted By Gronk
SoFi Stadium, Inglewood, Calif.

Tuesday, Dec. 16, 9 p.m., ESPN: Salute to Veterans Bowl
Cramton Bowl, Montgomery, Ala.

Wednesday, Dec. 17, 5 p.m., ESPN: Cure Bowl
Camping World Stadium, Orlando, Fla.

Dec. 17, 8:30 p.m., ESPN: 68 Ventures Bowl
Hancock Whitney Stadium, Mobile, Ala.

Friday, Dec. 19, 12 p.m., ESPN: Myrtle Beach Bowl
Brooks Stadium, Conway, S.C.

Dec. 19, 3:30 p.m., ESPN: Gasparilla Bowl
Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Fla.

Monday, Dec. 22, 2 p.m., ESPN: Famous Idaho Potato Bowl
Albertsons Stadium, Boise, Idaho

Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2 p.m., ESPN: Boca Raton Bowl
Flagler Credit Union Stadium, Boca Raton, Fla.

Dec. 23, 5:30 p.m., ESPN: New Orleans Bowl
Caesars Superdome, New Orleans

Dec. 23, 9 p.m., ESPN: Frisco Bowl
Venue TBD, Frisco, Texas

Wednesday, Dec. 24, time TBD, ESPN: Hawai’i Bowl
Clarence T.C. Ching Athletics Complex, Honolulu

Friday, Dec. 26, 1 p.m., ESPN: GameAbove Sports Bowl
Ford Field, Detroit

Dec. 26, 4:30 p.m., ESPN: Rate Bowl
Chase Field, Phoenix

Dec. 26, 8 p.m., ESPN: First Responder Bowl
Gerald J. Ford Stadium, Dallas

Saturday, Dec. 27, 11 a.m., ESPN: Military Bowl
Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, Annapolis, Md.

Dec. 27, 12 p.m., ABC: Pinstripe Bowl
Yankee Stadium, Bronx, N.Y.

Dec. 27, 2:15 p.m., ESPN: Fenway Bowl
Fenway Park, Boston

Dec. 27, 3:30 p.m., ABC: Pop-Tarts Bowl
Camping World Stadium, Orlando, Fla.

Dec. 27, 3:30 p.m., The CW: Snoop Dogg Arizona Bowl Presented By Gin & Juice By Dre and Snoop
Arizona Stadium Tucson, Ariz.

Dec. 27, 5:45 p.m., ESPN: New Mexico Bowl
Branch Field at University Stadium, Albuquerque, N.M.

Dec. 27, 7:30 p.m., ABC: Gator Bowl
EverBank Stadium, Jacksonville, Fla.

Dec. 27, 9:15 p.m., ESPN: Texas Bowl
NRG Stadium, Houston

Monday, Dec. 29, 2 p.m., ESPN: Birmingham Bowl
Protective Stadium, Birmingham, Ala.

Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2 p.m., ESPN: Independence Bowl
Independence Stadium, Shreveport, La.

Dec. 30, 5:30 p.m., ESPN: Music City Bowl
Nissan Stadium, Nashville, Tenn.

Dec. 30, 9 p.m., ESPN: Alamo Bowl
Alamodome, San Antonio

Wednesday, Dec. 31, 12 p.m., ESPN: ReliaQuest Bowl
Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Fla.

Dec. 31, 2 p.m., CBS: Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl
Sun Bowl Stadium, El Paso, Texas

Dec. 31, 3 p.m., ABC: Citrus Bowl
Camping World Stadium, Orlando, Fla.

Dec. 31, 3:30 p.m., ESPN: Las Vegas Bowl
Allegiant Stadium, Las Vegas

Friday, Jan. 2, 1 p.m., ESPN: Armed Forces Bowl
Amon G. Carter Stadium, Fort Worth, Texas

Jan. 2, 4:30 p.m., ESPN: Liberty Bowl
Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium, Memphis, Tenn.

Jan. 2, 8 p.m., ESPN: Duke’s Mayo Bowl
Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, N.C.

Date and time TBD, FOX: Holiday Bowl, Snapdragon Stadium, San Diego, Calif.

COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF SCHEDULE

Friday, Dec. 19, CFP First Round
time, location TBD

Saturday, Dec. 20, CFP First Round
time, location TBD

Dec. 20, CFP First Round
time, location TBD

Dec. 20, CFP First Round
time, location TBD

Wednesday, Dec. 31, 7:30 p.m., ESPN: Cotton Bowl (CFP Quarterfinal)
AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas

Thursday, Jan. 1, 12 p.m., ESPN: Orange Bowl (CFP Quarterfinal)
Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, Fla.

Jan. 1, 4 p.m., ESPN: Rose Bowl (CFP Quarterfinal)
Rose Bowl Stadium, Pasadena, Calif.

Jan. 1, 8 p.m., ESPN: Sugar Bowl (CFP Quarterfinal)
Caesars Superdome, New Orleans

Thursday, Jan. 8, 7:30 p.m., ESPN: Fiesta Bowl (CFP Semifinal)
State Farm Stadium, Glendale, Ariz.

Friday, Jan. 9, 7:30 p.m., ESPN, Peach Bowl (CFP Semifinal)
Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta

Monday, Jan. 19, 7:30 p.m., ESPN: College Football Playoff National Championship
Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, Fla.

–Field Level Media

Jan 1, 2022; New Orleans, LA, USA; Baylor Bears linebacker Terrel Bernard (2) reacts to a play against the Mississippi Rebels during the second half of the 2022 Sugar Bowl at Caesars Superdome. Mandatory Credit: Stephen Lew-USA TODAY Sports

Sugar Bowl moved to Dec. 31 to avoid TV conflict with ‘MNF’

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The Sugar Bowl will be played on New Year’s Eve at 12 noon ET on Dec. 31 next season, rather than in its regular primetime TV slot.

The bowl game is normally held on New Year’s Day, which will fall on a Sunday in 2023. But it could not be moved to Monday, Jan. 2 with other bowl games because ESPN owns the broadcast rights and had a conflict with its “Monday Night Football” game, an AFC tilt between the Buffalo Bills and Cincinnati Bengals.

Instead, the Sugar Bowl — held in New Orleans and usually pitting representatives of the SEC and Big 12 — will stay back on Dec. 31 and kick off at 11 a.m. local time.

Next season’s two College Football Playoff semifinal games, the Peach Bowl and Fiesta Bowl, will follow that day at 4 and 8 p.m. ET in some order.

The Orange Bowl will be played Dec. 30, but that isn’t unfamiliar territory for the Miami-based game that features the ACC champion. The two other traditional New Year’s Day bowls — the Cotton Bowl and Rose Bowl — will be played during the day on Jan. 2.

–Field Level Media