The quarterfinals for the 2024-2025 College Football Playoff start Tuesday.
This season is the first season with the 12-team expanded playoff field, as the Deseret News previously reported. Under the new format, the top four seeds earned a bye, while seeds 5-12 battled it out in the first round of games held Dec. 20 and 21.
The new format has brought new twists to the College Football Playoff with the first round games being played at the home stadiums of seed Nos. 5-8, according to ESPN.
Now, the quarterfinal games will move to more traditional playoff venues: the Fiesta Bowl, Peach Bowl, Rose Bowl and Sugar Bowl.
The winners will advance to the semifinals — the Orange Bowl and Cotton Bowl — and then the national championship in Atlanta.
Here’s how to watch the College Football Playoff quarterfinals.
College Football Playoff teams
The following 12 teams qualified for the 2024-25 College Football Playoff:
- Oregon
- Georgia
- Boise State
- Arizona State
- Texas
- Penn State
- Notre Dame
- Ohio State
- Tennessee
- Indiana
- SMU
- Clemson
Four teams —Tennessee, Clemson, Indiana and SMU — were eliminated in the CFP’s first round.
Texas, Ohio State, Notre Dame and Penn State advanced to the quarterfinals to play the top four seeds, which are Oregon, Georgia, Boise State and Arizona State.
How to watch the quarterfinals of the College Football Playoff
The CFP quarterfinals begin Tuesday with Boise State and Penn State playing in the final college football game of the calendar year.
The winners of this week’s game will advance to the semifinals and play in either the Orange Bowl on Jan. 9 or the Cotton Bowl on Jan. 10.
The winners of the Orange Bowl and Cotton Bowl will play in the national championship on Jan. 20.
Here is the schedule — including viewing information — for the 2024-2025 College Football Playoff quarterfinals, per the NCAA.
- Tuesday: Boise State vs. Penn State in the Fiesta Bowl at 5:30 p.m. MST on ESPN.
- The winner will advance to play the winner of the Sugar Bowl in the Orange Bowl, according to USA Today.
- Wednesday: Arizona State vs. Texas in the Peach Bowl at 11 a.m. MST on ESPN.
- The winner will advance to play the winner of the Rose Bowl in the Cotton Bowl.
- Wednesday: Oregon vs. Ohio State in the Rose Bowl at 3 p.m. MST on ESPN.
- The winner will advance to play the winner of the Peach Bowl in the Cotton Bowl.
- Wednesday: Georgia vs. Notre Dame in the Sugar Bowl at 6:45 p.m. on ESPN.
- The winner will advance to play the winner of the Fiesta Bowl in the Orange Bowl.