College Football Playoff 2025 Games. Bowl games hosting the college football playoff semifinals this season are the capital one orange bowl on thursday, jan. In 2024 and ‘25, respectively, the cotton bowl and peach bowl will host friday night semifinals.

The first edition of the expanded college football playoff bracket has been set with 12 teams now afforded an opportunity to make a run towards a national championship. 9, 2025 and the goodyear cotton bowl classic.