{"id":356457,"date":"2025-12-18T17:01:08","date_gmt":"2025-12-18T17:01:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/356457\/"},"modified":"2025-12-18T17:01:08","modified_gmt":"2025-12-18T17:01:08","slug":"how-to-watch-2025-26-college-football-playoff-first-round-games-nbc-los-angeles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/356457\/","title":{"rendered":"How to watch 2025-26 College Football Playoff first round games \u2013 NBC Los Angeles"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbclosangeles.com\/tag\/college-football\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Playoff football<\/a> has arrived.<\/p>\n<p>The second edition of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbclosangeles.com\/news\/sports\/ncaaf\/college-football-playoff-field-rankings-matchups-schedule-bowl-games\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">12-team College Football Playoff<\/a> is set to kick off Friday, with a full slate of first-round games coming up this weekend.<\/p>\n<p>With <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbclosangeles.com\/news\/sports\/indiana-most-losses-college-football-history-now-championship-contender\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Indiana<\/a>, Ohio State, Georgia and Texas Tech earning first-round byes, there are eight teams looking to join them in the quarterfinals. The opening slate will include traditional powerhouses like Alabama, Oregon and Miami, plus underdog stories like Tulane and James Madison.<\/p>\n<p>Here are the details for the first round of the 2025-26 CFP:<\/p>\n<p>When does the College Football Playoff start?<\/p>\n<p>The 2025-26 CFP kicks off Friday, Dec. 19, with No. 8 Oklahoma hosting No. 9 Alabama in the first game of the first round. The opening round continues on Saturday, Dec. 20, with the remaining three games.<\/p>\n<p>When are the College Football Playoff games this weekend?<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s the full schedule for the first round:<\/p>\n<p>Friday, Dec. 19<\/p>\n<p>No. 9 Alabama at No. 8 Oklahoma, 5 p.m. PT<\/p>\n<p>Saturday, Dec. 20<\/p>\n<p>No. 10 Miami at No. 7 Texas A&amp;M, 9 a.m. PT<\/p>\n<p>No. 11 Tulane at No. 6 Ole Miss, 12:30 p.m. PT<\/p>\n<p>No. 12 James Madison at No. 5 Oregon, 4:30 p.m. PT<\/p>\n<p>How to watch College Football Playoff first round games on TV<\/p>\n<p>Two networks will air the CFP first-round games: ABC\/ESPN and TNT\/truTV.<\/p>\n<p>Alabama-Oklahoma: ABC\/ESPN<\/p>\n<p>Miami-Texas A&amp;M: ABC\/ESPN<\/p>\n<p>Tulane-Ole Miss: TNT\/truTV<\/p>\n<p>James Madison-Oregon: TNT\/truTV<\/p>\n<p>How to stream College Football Playoff first round games<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the TV broadcast, all four games will be available to stream on either ESPN or HBO Max.<\/p>\n<p>2025-26 College Football Playoff bracket<\/p>\n<p>Unlike in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbclosangeles.com\/tag\/nfl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">NFL<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbclosangeles.com\/news\/sports\/ncaaf\/does-college-football-playoff-reseed-teams\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">college football does not reseed in the playoffs<\/a>. That means each of the top four seeds know what game their quarterfinal opponent will come from.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s what the next round will look like and the full bracket:<\/p>\n<p>No. 1 Indiana\u00a0vs. No. 8 Oklahoma\/No. 9 Alabama (Rose Bowl)<\/p>\n<p>No. 2 Ohio State\u00a0vs. No. 7 Texas A&amp;M\/No. 10 Miami (Cotton Bowl)<\/p>\n<p>No. 3 Georgia\u00a0vs. No. 6 Ole Miss\/No. 11 Tulane (Sugar Bowl)<\/p>\n<p>No. 4 Texas Tech\u00a0vs. No. 5 Oregon\/No. 12 James Madison (Orange Bowl)<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/college-football-playoff-bracket-seeds-teams-final.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\"   alt=\"2025-26 College Football Playoff bracket\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\tNCAA<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tNCAA<\/p>\n<p>2025-26 College Football Playoff bracket.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Playoff football has arrived. 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