Overview
- No. 2 Ohio State, the defending national champion, faces No. 10 Miami at AT&T Stadium in Arlington at 7:30 p.m. ET in the Cotton Bowl.
- New Year’s Day features three quarterfinals: Texas Tech vs. Oregon in the Orange Bowl (noon ET, Miami), Indiana vs. Alabama in the Rose Bowl (4 p.m. ET, Pasadena), and Georgia vs. Ole Miss in the Sugar Bowl (8 p.m. ET, New Orleans).
- All quarterfinal games air on ESPN and stream on the ESPN app and Fubo, with ESPN also available via Sling.
- This is the second year of the 12-team format that slots the five highest‑ranked conference champions and seven at‑large teams, with the top four seeds receiving byes.
- First‑round results set these pairings, highlighted by Miami’s 10–3 win at Texas A&M and Alabama’s victory over Oklahoma, and last‑minute Cotton Bowl tickets are listed on Gametime starting around $32.