College Football Playoff schedule: 12-team playoff bracket, games, kickoff times, locations for 2024-25 CFP

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After months of anticipation and hundreds of games played across the 2024 college football season, the 12-team College Football Playoff has arrived. The bracket expands this season from four teams to 12, creating a tougher path to the national championship while adding some new teams to the mix in the process. 

No. 1 seed Oregon, No. 2 seed Georgia, No. 3 seed Boise State and No. 4 seed Arizona State earned first-round byes in the CFP after winning their respective conference championships over the weekend. Clemson, meanwhile, upset SMU on a walk-off, 56-yard field goal in the ACC Championship Game to punch its ticket to the CFP. The No. 12 seeded Tigers finished as the fifth-highest-ranked conference champion in the final College Football Playoff Rankings and will face No. 5 seed Texas on the road.

The first round of the CFP will feature No. 7 seed Notre Dame hosting No. 10 seed Indiana on Dec. 20 in the first game of the expanded playoff, signaling a historic moment in the sport. The other first-round games will be played on Dec. 21. The winners will advance to the quarterfinals at neutral sites on Dec. 31 and January 1, 2025.

2024-25 College Football Playoff schedule

All times Eastern

First round

Friday, Dec. 20

(10) Indiana at (7) Notre Dame: 8 p.m. | ABC/ESPN
Notre Dame Stadium — South Bend, Indiana

Saturday, Dec. 21

(11) SMU at (6) Penn State: Noon | TNT
Beaver Stadium — State College, Pennsylvania(12) Clemson vs. (5) Texas: 4 p.m. | TNT
Darrell K. Royal Memorial Stadium — Austin, Texas(9) Tennessee vs. (8) Ohio State: 8 p.m. | ABC/ESPN
Ohio Stadium — Columbus,…
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Author : Cameron Salerno

Publish date : 2024-12-08 18:35:00

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