CFP has Jan. 1 tripleheaders in ’24, ’25 seasons
On Tuesday, the College Football Playoff launched a schedule for the 12-team format that will be used in the 2024 and 2025 seasons, and it will feature New Year’s Day tripleheaders however no quarterfinal games played on Saturday.CFP executive
director Bill Hancock stated recently after the board of supervisors had fulfilled in Dallas that the calendar had actually been decided upon. The final piece was placing games and sites on the dates.College Football Playoff Schedules 2024 SEASON First round(at campus
sites ): Fri.
, Dec. 20 (1 game); Sat., Dec. 21 (3)Quarterfinals: Tue., Dec. 31(Carnival Bowl); Wed., Jan. 1, 2025(Peach Bowl, Rose Bowl, Sugar Bowl)
Semifinals: Thu., Jan. 9 (Orange Bowl); Fri., Jan. 10 (Cotton Bowl)
Champion: Mon., Jan. 20 in Atlanta
2025 SEASON
First round (at school sites): Fri., Dec. 19; Sat., Dec. 20
Quarterfinals: Wed., Dec. 31 (Cotton Bowl); Thu., Jan. 1, 2026 (Orange Bowl, Rose Bowl, Sugar Bowl)
Semifinals: Thu., Jan. 8 (Fiesta Bowl); Fri., Jan. 9 (Peach Bowl)
Champion: Mon., Jan. 20 in Miami
For the 2024 season, the first-round games dipped into campus sites are slated to begin with one game Friday, Dec. 20. Three more games will be used schools on Saturday, Dec. 21.
The quarterfinals are arranged to be held at bowl sites on New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day. The Fiesta Bowl will be played the night of Tuesday, Dec. 31. The Peach, Rose and Sugar bowls will host quarterfinal games, played because order, on Jan. 1.
The 2024 semifinals are set for Thursday night, Jan. 9, 2025, at the Orange Bowl and Jan. 10 at the Cotton Bowl. The championship game is arranged for Jan. 20, a Monday, at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta.The CFP schedule for the 2025 season includes opening rounds set for Friday, Dec. 19, and Saturday, Dec. 20. The Cotton Bowl is set to be a quarterfinal on New Year’s Eve. The New Year’s Day tripleheader will be at the Orange, Rose and Sugar bowls.The semifinals are arranged for the Carnival Bowl on Thursday, Jan. 8
, 2026, and the next day at the Peach Bowl. The championship game is set for Monday, Jan. 19, in Miami Gardens, Florida.This coming season will be the last in which the CFP utilizes a four-team format.