Welcome to 2026! It’s time for the biggest day yet of the 2025 college football season.
New Year’s Day is a traditional college football day, and that’s especially true this year. The College Football Playoff quarterfinals got underway on Wednesday night with No. 10 seed Miami’s upset of No. 2 seed Ohio State. Thursday, we’ve got a tripleheader on tap.
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The Orange Bowl kicks things off. No. 4 seed Texas Tech earned a first-round bye. No. 5 seed Oregon advanced to the quarterfinals after an opening-round win over No. 12 seed James Madison.
In its famous afternoon slot, it’s the Rose Bowl, the grandaddy of them all. The game is known for its iconic sunset, but rainy weather has been the storyline leading up to the showdown between No. 1 Indiana, the undefeated Big Ten champions, and No. 9 Alabama, which won at No. 8 Oklahoma to advance to the quarterfinals.
It’s an all-SEC showdown in the Sugar Bowl in the primetime slot. No. 3 Georgia earned a first-round bye after winning the SEC Championship Game. No. 6 Ole Miss advanced to the quarterfinal by defeating No. 11 Tulane in the debut for Pete Golding after Lane Kiffin‘s departure for LSU.
Here’s the schedule for Thursday:
No. 4 Texas Tech vs. No. 5 Oregon (Orange Bowl) — 12:00 p.m. ET on ESPN (Stream on Sling TV) No. 1 Indiana vs. No. 9 Alabama (Rose Bowl) — 4:00 p.m. ET on ESPN (Stream on Sling TV) No. 3 Georgia vs. No. 6 Ole Miss (Sugar Bowl) — 8:00 p.m. ET on ESPN (Stream on Sling TV)Enjoy the games, everyone!
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