College Football Playoff schedule for 2025-26 postseason announced
College Football Playoff schedule for 2025-26 postseason announced
After making its debut in the College Football Playoff last season, Penn State is looking to enter the 2025 season with high hopes of a return trip to the playoff and taking the next step toward bringing a national championship back to Happy Valley. For those who wish to plan ahead for all possible scenarios, the College Football Playoff announced the start times and dates for next year's quarterfinals, semifinals, and national championship games.
The College Football Playoff will get things started with the first round games being played on campus sites on the weekend of Dec. 19. Like last season, there will be one Friday night first-round game on Friday, Dec. 19. The remaining first-round games will be played on Saturday, Dec. 20. Times for the first-round games will be determined later.
The quarterfinal round will include one game on New Year's Eve. The Cotton Bowl will host a quarterfinal game on Wednesday, Dec. 31 at 7:30 p.m. ET. ESPN will air the game from AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. New Year's Day will feature a quarterfinal triple header beginning with the Orange Bowl in Miami at 12:00 p.m. ET. The Rose Bowl will be the second quarterfinal game, beginning at 4:00 p.m. ET from Pasadena, California, and the Sugar Bowl in New Orleans will complete the quarterfinal triple header at 8:00 p.m. ET. All quarterfinal games will air on ESPN.
The semifinal round will start with the Fiesta Bowl on Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026 in Glendale, Arizona, and finish with the Peach Bowl in Atlanta, Georgia, on the following day, Friday, Jan. 9, 2026. Both games will air at 7:30 p.m. ET on ESPN.
The national championship will air at 7:30 pm. ET on Monday, Jan. 19, 2026 in Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida.
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