Six Teams Vying for the Chance to Advance to Arlington
ARLINGTON, Texas – The inaugural 12-team bracket for the 2024-25 College Football Playoff was announced today, unveiling the six teams in contention for the two spots to play in the 2025 CFP Semifinal at the 89th Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic set for Friday, Jan. 10 at 6:30 p.m. CT on ESPN and ESPN Radio.
The teams on the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic’s side of the bracket features top-seeded Oregon (13-0, 9-0 Big Ten Conference) playing in the 2025 CFP Quarterfinal at the Rose Bowl Game presented by Prudential (Wednesday, Jan. 1 at 4 p.m. CT on ESPN/ABC) and fourth-seeded Arizona State (11-2, 7-2 Big 12 Conference) playing in the 2025 CFP Quarterfinal at the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl (Wednesday, Jan. 1 at Noon CT on ESPN/ABC).
The Ducks are set to play the winner of the first-round matchup between eighth-seeded Ohio State (10-2, 7-2 Big Ten) hosting ninth-seeded Tennessee (10-2, 6-2 Southeastern Conference) on Saturday, Dec. 21 (7 p.m. CT on ESPN/ABC). The Sun Devils are set to play the winner of the first-round matchup between fifth-seeded Texas (11-2, 7-1 SEC) hosting 12th-seeded Clemson (10-3, 7-1 Atlantic Coast Conference) on Saturday, Dec. 21 (3 p.m. CT on TNT & Max).
The Jan. 10 game date for this season’s Cotton Bowl Classic marks its latest game date, three days later than the 75th edition between LSU and Texas A&M on Jan. 7, 2011. The Classic is scheduled for a primetime kickoff for the second year in a row.
The Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic is hosting a CFP Semifinal for the fourth time (80th in 2015, 83rd in 2018, 86th in 2021 and 89th in 2025) and is the final game to be played before the CFP National Championship on Monday, Jan. 20 in Atlanta. AT&T Stadium hosting its fifth CFP Semifinal having played host to the 107th Rose Bowl Game, which was a 2021 CFP Semifinal matchup between Alabama and Notre Dame. The 2025 CFP Semifinal at the 89th Classic is the 16th Cotton Bowl Classic to be played at AT&T Stadium.
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