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College Football Playoff Finalizes 2025–26 Schedule with Adjusted Kickoff Times

The expanded 12-team format includes on-campus first-round games, New Year’s Six quarterfinals, and a national championship in Miami Gardens.

FILE: Sunset at the Rose Bowl on Jan. 1, 2008, in Pasadena, Calif.
2AHXA4A Pasadena, CA. 01st Jan, 2020. A sunset over the stadium during the 2019 Rose Bowl game between the Oregon Ducks and the Wisconsin Badgers at the Rose Bowl Stadium in Pasadena, CA. John Green/CSM/Alamy Live News
FILE: Members of the Oregon Ducks look on from the bench at dusk in the fourth quarter against the Ohio State Buckeyes in the 96th Rose Bowl played on Jan. 1, 2010, in Pasadena, Calif.
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Overview

  • The College Football Playoff has announced the full schedule and kickoff times for the 2025–26 season, including all rounds from the first to the national championship.
  • Quarterfinals will be hosted by the Cotton, Orange, Rose, and Sugar Bowls, with the Rose Bowl moving to a 4 p.m. ET start time for better scheduling alignment.
  • Semifinal games are set for January 8 and 9, 2026, at the Fiesta and Peach Bowls, both starting at 7:30 p.m. ET.
  • The national championship game will take place on January 19, 2026, at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida, with a 7:30 p.m. ET kickoff.
  • The first-round games will occur on December 19 and 20, 2025, at on-campus venues, continuing the new 12-team format introduced in 2023.