The time and broadcast partner for the 2024 Fiesta Bowl, the quarterfinal game of the inaugural College Football Playoff 12-team bracket, has been set.
The game will be broadcast on ESPN and will begin at 5:30pm MST on New Year's Eve.
The College Football Playoff released its schedule Wednesday, covering the first round through the national finals.
The Fiesta Bowl, to be played at State Farm Stadium, will be the first quarterfinal game and the only one set before the calendar flips to 2025. The Peach Bowl, Rose Bowl and Sugar Bowl quarterfinal games will be played on New Year's Day.
The Orange Bowl and Cotton Bowl will be played as semifinal games on January 9 and 10, respectively. The Finals will be broadcast on ESPN in Atlanta on January 20, kicking off at 5:30 pm MST.
Every game from the quarterfinals through the College Football Playoff finals will be broadcast on ESPN.
The first-round games on Dec. 20 and 21 will be broadcast on ABC, ESPN and TNT.
2024-25 College Football Playoff Schedule
| date | game | Time (ET) | platform |
|---|---|---|---|
| Friday, December 20 | CFP First Round | 8pm | ABC and ESPN |
| December 21 (Saturday) | CFP First Round | noon | TNTNT |
| CFP First Round | 4pm | TNTNT | |
| CFP First Round | 8pm | ABC and ESPN | |
| Tuesday, December 31 | Vrbo Fiesta Bowl Playoff Quarterfinals | 7:30 PM | ESPN |
| Wednesday, January 1 | Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl Playoff Quarterfinals | 1pm | ESPN |
| Prudential Rose Bowl Game Playoff Quarterfinals | 5pm | ESPN | |
| Allstate Sugar Bowl Playoff Quarterfinals | 8:45pm | ESPN | |
| Thursday, January 9 | Playoff semifinals at the Capital One Orange Bowl | 7:30 PM | ESPN |
| Friday, January 10 | Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic playoff semifinals | 7:30 PM | ESPN |
| Monday, January 20 | CFP National Championship (Atlanta, Georgia) | 7:30 PM | ESPN |
