{"id":478853,"date":"2025-12-30T00:39:10","date_gmt":"2025-12-30T00:39:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/478853\/"},"modified":"2025-12-30T00:39:10","modified_gmt":"2025-12-30T00:39:10","slug":"how-to-watch-2025-26-college-football-playoff-quarterfinals-nbc-new-york","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/478853\/","title":{"rendered":"How to watch 2025-26 College Football Playoff quarterfinals \u2013 NBC New York"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Eight teams <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnewyork.com\/news\/sports\/college-football-playoff-quarterfinals-bracket-schedule-bowl-games\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">will soon trim to four<\/a> in the 2025-26 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnewyork.com\/tag\/college-football-playoff\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">College Football Playoff<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Following some time to rest and recover from the first round, the action is set to continue with the new year on the horizon. Games will also move from on-campus stadiums to neutral sites, as the top four seeds enter the frame after their first-round byes.<\/p>\n<p>Those top four seeds are No. 1 Indiana, No. 2 Ohio State, No. 3 Georgia and No. 4 Texas Tech, which is in the CFP for the first time. Hoping to pull off the upsets are No. 5 Oregon, No. 6 Ole Miss, No. 9 Alabama and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcmiami.com\/tag\/miami-hurricanes\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.nbcmiami.com\/tag\/miami-hurricanes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">No. 10 Miami<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>So, where will the games be played and where will they be available to watch? Here&#8217;s everything to know about the upcoming CFP quarterfinals:<\/p>\n<p>When are the College Football Playoff quarterfinals?<\/p>\n<p>The CFP quarterfinals will start with one game on Wednesday, Dec. 31 and three on New Year&#8217;s Day Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>What are the College Football Playoff quarterfinal matchups?<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s the bracket and bowl game lineup for the quarterfinals, with Ohio State and Georgia on one side away from Indiana:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Orange Bowl<\/strong>: No. 4 Texas Tech vs. No. 5 Oregon<\/li>\n<li><strong>Rose Bowl<\/strong>: No. 1 Indiana vs. No. 9 Alabama<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Sugar Bowl<\/strong>: No. 3 Georgia vs. No. 6 Ole Miss<\/li>\n<li><strong>Cotton Bowl<\/strong>: No. 2 Ohio State vs. No. 10 Miami<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>When and where are the College Football Playoff quarterfinals being played?<\/p>\n<p>Quarterfinal games will be played at these neutral sites with the following kickoff times:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>No. 2 Ohio State vs. No. 10 Miami:\u00a0<\/strong>Wednesday, Dec. 31 at 7:30 p.m. ET\/6:30 p.m. CT\/4:30 p.m. PT; AT&amp;T Stadium in Arlington, Texas<\/li>\n<li><strong>No. 4 Texas Tech vs. No. 5 Oregon:\u00a0<\/strong>Thursday, Jan. 1 at 12 p.m. ET\/11 a.m. CT\/9 a.m. PT; Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida<\/li>\n<li><strong>No. 1 Indiana vs. No. 9 Alabama:\u00a0<\/strong>Thursday, Jan. 1 at 4 p.m. ET\/3 p.m. CT\/1 p.m. PT; Rose Bowl Stadium in Pasadena, California<\/li>\n<li><strong>No. 3 Georgia vs. No. 6 Ole Miss:\u00a0<\/strong>Thursday, Jan. 1 at 8 p.m. ET\/7 p.m. CT\/5 p.m. PT; Caesars Superdome in New Orleans<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>How to watch the College Football Playoff quarterfinals on TV <\/p>\n<p>All quarterfinal games will be broadcast on ESPN.<\/p>\n<p>How to stream the College Football Playoff quarterfinals online<\/p>\n<p>The games will also be available to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/watch\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">stream on\u00a0ESPN.com<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/plus.espn.com\/app\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the ESPN app<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>When are the College Football Playoff semifinals?<\/p>\n<p>After this round are the semifinals, which will be played on Thursday, Jan. 8 and Friday, Jan. 9.<\/p>\n<p>The winners of Ohio State-Miami and Georgia-Ole Miss will clash in the Fiesta Bowl (Glendale, Ariz.) first. The Texas Tech-Oregon and Indiana-Alabama victors will follow the day after in the Peach Bowl (Atlanta, Ga.).<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFernando Mendoza, Miami native and the mercurial quarterback of No. 1 Indiana, won the Heisman Trophy on Saturday night, becoming the first Hoosier to win college football\u2019s most prestigious award since its inception in 1935.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Eight teams will soon trim to four in the 2025-26 College Football Playoff. 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