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College Football Playoff: Dates, kickoff times, TV designations revealed for first round games
- The CFP first-round games have confirmed kickoff times and TV designations for December 19-20 on campus sites.
- No. 1 seed Indiana will play in the Rose Bowl as part of the CFP lineup.
- The top four seeds will advance to bowl games after the first-round matchups conclude.
- The Sugar Bowl will feature Georgia against a CFP winner from the Tulane/Ole Miss pairing.
- ESPN will be the exclusive home for the quarterfinals, semifinals, and national championship this year.
- TNT will jointly cover the first round with ESPN under a sublicense deal for this CFP cycle.
- The 12-team field is set, with the playoff schedule including several decisive campus-hosted games in December.
- The 2025 playoff kickoff includes a rematch setup with Alabama and Oklahoma opening Friday night.
- Miami and Texas A&M meet in a late-December game as part of the CFP first-round lineup.
- Tulane and Ole Miss renew a regular-season-style matchup in the first round on Dec. 20.
- James Madison travels to Oregon as the Sun Belt representative to close the first-round slate.
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