2024-25 College Football Playoff Schedule: List of Games, Dates, Times and TV Channels

The College Football Playoff will have a little bit of everything: from the nation’s lone undefeated team in Oregon to three-loss Clemson, from several Big Ten and SEC powerhouses to the Mountain West’s Boise State.

The playoffs begin Dec. 20, when Indiana travels just down the road to face in-state rival Notre Dame, and continue through Jan. 20, when the national champion will be crowned, after one month and 11 total playoff games .

All playoff games are elimination games, meaning the winner advances and the loser goes home.

Here is the full programme, matches, dates, times and how to watch.

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2024-25 College Football Playoff Schedule

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First round

Quarterfinals

• 31 December at 7:30 p.m. ET: Winner of SMU/Penn State vs. 3 Boise State

  • Where: VRBO Fiesta Bowl
  • See: ESPN/ABC

• 1 January at 1 p.m. ET: Clemson/Texas winner vs. 4 Arizona State

  • Where: Chick-Fil-A Peach Bowl
  • See: ESPN/ABC

• 1 January at 5:00 PM ET: Tennessee/Ohio State winner against 1 Oregon

  • Where: Rose Bowl Game presented by Prudential
  • See: ESPN/ABC

• 1 January at 8:45 PM ET: Indiana/Notre Dame winner against 2 Georgia

  • Where: Allstate Sugar Bowl
  • See: ESPN/ABC

Semifinals

• 9 January at 7:30 p.m. ET: Winner of SMU/Penn State vs. 3 Boise State against Indiana/Notre Dame winner against 2 Georgia

  • Where: Capital One Orange Bowl
  • See: ESPN

• 10 January at 7:30 p.m. ET: Clemson/Texas winner vs. 4 Arizona State against Tennessee/Ohio State winner against 1 Oregon

  • Where: Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic
  • See: ESPN

Championship