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The College Football Playoff is here, and while that means the season is coming to a close, it also means another month of football thanks to bowl games taking place almost every day for the next few weeks. Bowl season culminates with the College Football Playoff National Championship, which will crown the first champion of the new 12-team playoff on Monday, January 20.
Bowling season begins Saturday with the Cricket Celebration Bowl at 12 p.m. ET. There will be six bowl games through Thursday before a busy weekend that will see a pair of bowl games, namely the StaffDNA Cure Bowl and the Union Home Mortgage Gasparilla Bowl, serve as appetizers before the main course: the first round of the College Football Playoff.
2024-25 College Football Game Schedule: Full List, Scores, Matchups, Dates, Times, TV Channels
For the complete bowl game schedule through January, including the first round, quarterfinals, semifinals and the CFP national championship game, Click here. Read on for a rundown of the college football action available today.
What college football bowl games are being played today?
Saturday December 14
12:00pm – Cricket Celebration Bowl (ALPHABET)
Jackson State vs. South Carolina State
Mercedes-Benz Stadium – Atlanta, Georgia
9 pm – IS4S Salute to the Veterans Bowl (ESPN)
South Alabama vs. Western Michigan
Cramton Bowl – Montgomery, Alabama
Tuesday December 17
9 pm – Scooter’s Coffee Frisco Bowl (ESPN)
Memphis vs. West Virginia
Toyota Stadium – Frisco, Texas
Wednesday, December 18
5:30 pm – Boca Raton Bowl (ESPN)
Western Kentucky vs. James Madison
FAU Stadium – Boca Raton, Florida
9 pm – Art of Sport LA Bowl presented by Gronk (ESPN)
California vs. UNLV
SoFi Stadium – Inglewood, California
Thursday December 19
7 pm – R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl (ESPN2)
Georgia Southern vs. Sam Houston
Caesars Superdome – New Orleans, Louisiana
When is the College Football Playoff?
The College Football Playoff will begin with first-round games on December 20-21 (see full schedule below). The winners of those matchups will advance to the quarterfinals, scheduled for New Year’s Eve and Day. The semifinals will be on January 9 and 10, and The national championship will be on January 20.
2024-25 College Football Playoff Schedule: List of matchups, dates, times and TV channels