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Georgia-Ole Miss closes out the college football schedule on New Year’s Day.<\/p>\n
As tradition holds, New Year\u2019s Day is for college football and the bowl game schedule to begin 2026 is as big as it gets. On January 1, 2026, the College Football Playoff takes center stage with three quarterfinal bowl games. There is no NFL<\/a> Thursday Night Football game on TV today as the country focuses on college football.<\/p>\n Fans can leave the remote alone as all of the New Year\u2019s Day games are on ESPN. There are no non-College Football Playoff bowl games on TV today.<\/p>\n Miami kicked off the next round of the College Football Playoff with an upset victory over Ohio State in the Cotton Bowl. The Canes await the winner of the Sugar Bowl as Georgia takes on Ole Miss at 8 p.m. Eastern.<\/p>\n Texas Tech squares off against Oregon in the Orange Bowl to kickoff today\u2019s college football schedule on New Year\u2019s. Fans can watch this CFP matchup at 12 p.m. Eastern on ESPN. Finally, the Rose Bowl is once again in its traditional New Year\u2019s Day late-afternoon window.<\/p>\n Yet, it comes with a non-traditional matchup in the form of an SEC-Big Ten clash. Indiana squares off against Alabama in the Rose Bowl at 4 p.m. Eastern on ESPN.<\/p>\n Here\u2019s what you need to know about the college football schedule for New Year\u2019s Day.<\/p>\n College Football Schedule for New Year\u2019s Day: There Are 3 College Football Playoff Games on TV Today<\/p>\n Here\u2019s a look at the college football schedule for New Year\u2019s Day. All times listed are in Eastern.<\/p>\n DATE January 1 January 1 January 1 \u00a0<\/p>\n College Football Schedule for Friday, January 2: There Are 4 CFB Bowl Games<\/p>\n The bowl schedule continues on Friday, January 2, with four games on TV. Here\u2019s a look at the upcoming schedule and all times listed are in Eastern.<\/p>\n DATE January 2 January 2 January 2 January 2 College Football Playoff Schedule: The CFP Semifinal Games Are on January 8-9<\/p>\n Once the New Year\u2019s slate concludes, fans will have to wait another week for the next round of the College Football Playoff. Here\u2019s a look at the remaining CFP games which resume on Thursday, January 8.<\/p>\n DATE January 8 January 9 January 19 Miami Awaits the Winner of Georgia vs. Ole Miss in the Fiesta Bowl<\/p>\n On New Year\u2019s Eve, Miami became the first team to punch their ticket to the College Football Playoff semifinals. The Canes await the winner of the SEC clash between Georgia and Ole Miss. A Georgia win would setup a matchup between Miami quarterback Carson Beck and his former team.<\/p>\n \u201cWhen you look at the College Football Playoff bracket when it came out, it\u2019s hard not to look forward to the games,\u201d Beck admitted to ESPN\u2019s Scott Van Pelt, per Field Level Media.<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cYou see the two teams that we could end up playing, and I\u2019m super excited for this team and the opportunity to play in the semifinals, and whichever team is able to win that game (Ole Miss vs. Georgia), we\u2019ll go on and prepare and we\u2019ll make the most of it.<\/p>\n \n\t\t\tJonathan Adams<\/a> is a veteran sports contributor covering the NFL, NBA and golf for Heavy.com. His work has been prominently featured on NFL.com, Yahoo Sports, Pro Football Talk, CBS Sports, Bleacher Report and Sports Illustrated. 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\nGAME
\nTIME (ET)
\nCHANNEL<\/p>\n
\nNo. 5 Oregon vs. No. 4 Texas Tech
\n12 p.m.
\nESPN<\/p>\n
\nNo. 9 Alabama vs. No. 1 Indiana
\n4 p.m.
\nESPN<\/p>\n
\nNo. 6 Ole Miss vs. No. 3 Georgia
\n8 p.m.
\nESPN<\/p>\n
\nGAME
\nTIME (ET)
\nCHANNEL<\/p>\n
\nRice vs. Texas State
\n1 p.m.
\nESPN<\/p>\n
\nNavy vs. Cincinnati
\n4:30 p.m.
\nESPN<\/p>\n
\nArizona vs. SMU
\n8 p.m.
\nFOX<\/p>\n
\nWake Forest vs. Mississippi State
\n8 p.m.
\nESPN<\/p>\n
\nGAME
\nTIME (ET)
\nTV CHANNEL<\/p>\n
\nFiesta Bowl: Miami vs. Ole Miss
\n7:30 p.m.
\nESPN<\/p>\n
\nPeach Bowl: Oregon vs. Indiana
\n7:30 p.m.
\nESPN<\/p>\n
\nNational Championship
\n7:30 p.m.
\nESPN<\/p>\n