The College Football Playoff for the 2025-26 season resumes this week with two Semifinal games on the TV schedule.
The first College Football Playoff Semifinal is slated for Thursday, January 8, 2026 at the Vrbo Fiesta Bowl, and it features the 10th-seed Miami Hurricanes of the ACC against the 6th-seed Ole Miss Rebels of the SEC at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Ariz. The game will kickoff at 7:30pm ET on ESPN.
The following day on Friday, Jan. 9, the College Football Playoff Semifinal at the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl hosts a Big Ten rematch. The 5th-seed Oregon Ducks will take on the top-seed Indiana Hoosiers at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Ga., and kickoff for that game is also at 7:30pm ET on ESPN.
Both semifinal games will also feature ESPN MegaCast viewing options — Field Pass with the Pat McAfee Show (ESPN2), SkyCast (ESPNU), Command Center (ESPNews), Hometown Radio with Ole Miss (SEC Network), Field Pass with ACC Huddle (ACC Network), All-22 (ESPN Unlimited), 4K UHD Presentation, ESPN Radio (ESPN App), Hometown Radio for Miami, Oregon, and Indiana (ESPN Unlimited), and Spanish Showcases (ESPN Deportes/ESPN App).
Fans can also watch the team Halftime Marching Band Performances via the ESPN app.
Winners of the two semifinal games will meet in the College Football Playoff National Championship on Monday, Jan. 19, 2026. The game will be played at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Fla.
Below is the schedule for the remaining College Football Playoff games for the 2025-2026 season with television/streaming details and commentator listings.
College Football Playoff: 2025-26 Semifinal games
THURSDAY, JAN. 8, 2026
Vrbo Fiesta Bowl
(10) Miami vs. (6) Ole Miss
7:30pm ET | ESPN | ESPN App
TV: Chris Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit, Holly Rowe, Laura Rutledge
State Farm Stadium – Glendale, AZ
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FRIDAY, JAN. 9, 2026
Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl
(5) Oregon vs. (1) Indiana
TV: Sean McDonough, Greg McElroy, Molly McGrath, Katie George
7:30pm ET, ESPN | ESPN App
Mercedes-Benz Stadium – Atlanta, GA
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MONDAY, JAN. 19, 2026
CFP National Championship
7:30pm ET | ESPN
Hard Rock Stadium – Miami Gardens, FL
TV: Chris Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit, Holly Rowe, Molly McGrath
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Football Schedules
Printable Schedules
- 2025-26 Bowl Schedule (PDF w/helmets)
- 2025-26 Bowl Schedule (PDF; no images)
- College Football Playoff Bracket
State Farm Stadium have been a fantastic host to Fiesta Bowl however only minor request I would want to see is CFB long & storied rival to kickoff 2028 season September 2nd with Notre Dame-USC play neutral site game in Glendale, AZ.
Notre Dame designed their schedule to play their last game of the regular season in California. They would meet Stanford in Palo Alto or USC in the Coliseum in alternating year to fulfil that desire. The reason was for recruiting in California and in the west. That, and that alone, is the reason for the series being established. Recruiting, travel, fan-bases, TV, etc. all have evolved and now, after 100 years, so has Notre Dame’s purposeful design within their schedule
Those that successfully adopt, live longer. Move on.
Spencer, I do not want to do this to you scheduling in CFB becoming downright difficult due to super conferences & Big Ten really wants all conferences games on Thanksgiving weekend & that includes UCLA-USC.
Notre Dame-USC would fit nicely during first four weeks of CFB season when rivalry resumes.
SEC IS TERRIBLE!!!!!! LOLOLOLOL
At least Big Ten Indiana vs Oregon will be exciting to watch.