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New dates, new times, and a New Year's Day triple header highlight the 2025-26 CFP schedule.

The College Football Playoff announced the dates, schedules and times for the 2025-26 CFP starting with the quarterfinals through national title game.

Indianapolis – The NCAA Division II football playoffs will expand from 28 to 32 teams beginning this season to accommodate the format change that will award 16 conferences automatic bids.

The semifinal games for 2025 will include the Fiesta Bowl and the Peach Bowl on Thursday January 8 and Friday January 9. The national championship game will take place 10 days later on Monday January 19. Here's a full look at the 2025 College Football Playoff schedule.

College Football Playoff 2025-26 schedule, dates, times, TV channel, sites for quarterfinal, semifinal and national championship game next season.

While the season is still more than a few months away from kickoff, the College Football Playoff has announced its 2025-26 schedule.

Here are the game dates and kickoff times for the 2025-26 College Football Playoff for the quarterfinals, semifinals, and the title game.

The College Football Playoff has announced the schedule, kickoff times, and TV designations for the 2025-26 season.

Ohio State offensive coordinator Chip Kelly, left, celebrates with quarterback Will Howard (18) after the quarterfinals of the Rose Bowl College Football Playoff against Oregon, Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025, in Pasadena, Calif. (AP Photo/Kyusung Gong) AP

The College Football Playoff (CFP) and ESPN today announced dates, kick times and broadcast information for the Playoff Quarterfinals, Playoff Semifinals and th

ESPN will also broadcast both CFP semifinals and the 2026 CFP national championship, scheduled for Monday, Jan. 19, at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami. The title game returns to Miami for the first time since 2021 and marks the second straight year the championship is being held in a repeat host city, following Atlanta’s turn in both 2018 and 2025.

Football teams from the New England Small College Athletic Conference will now be eligible for the NCAA Division III playoffs, starting in 2026, after conference presidents approved a proposal Friday made by the league’s athletic directors.

However, after the 2021 season, the Sooners' head coach, Lincoln Riley, departed, and Brent Venables took over. He has a record of only 22-17 in his three seasons. Whereas the Longhorns are 33-10 in those three seasons with two College Football Playoff appearances.

A change in the way North Carolina high school playoff berths are determined would remove conference championships as a factor in the NCHSAA seeding process.

The Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl will host a national semifinal in the 2025-26 College Football Playoff on Friday, Jan. 9, 2026, in prime time. ESPN will air all postseason matchups, including adjusted start times for New Year’s Day quarterfinals to maximize viewership.

The quarterfinals for next year's College Football Playoff will kick off with the Cotton Bowl on Dec. 31. The CFP announced the full schedule for the final three rounds. Hard Rock Stadium in Miami will host the title game on Jan. 19. The biggest news from Tuesday is that the Rose Bowl got moved up one hour from its usual start time of 5 p.m. ET.