The Vrbo Fiesta Bowl trophy sits on display during the 2024 Big Ten Media Days on July 23, 2024, at … [+] Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis.

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And just like that, we’re nearly to the end of the 2024–25 college football season.

It’s the first year of the 12-team College Football Playoff format, expanded from four teams, and it will see the five highest-ranked conference champions earn automatic playoff bids, with the seven highest-ranked remaining teams rounding out the field.

This season has held numerous surprises so far, and there are surely more to come. Preseason favorites Alabama and USC have drastically underperformed; Alabama, with two losses, is at No. 7 in the rankings, while 5–5 USC has fallen out of the rankings altogether.

The 11–0 Oregon Ducks continue to sit atop the rankings, while No. 5 Indiana remains undefeated under a first-year head coach.

Army, at 9–0, is the third and only other undefeated team in the rankings, but given that the Black Knights play in the American Athletic Conference, they sit at No. 19 in the rankings. That could change in a big way of Army is able to defeat No. 6 Notre Dame on November 23.

Let’s take a closer look at the remainder of the NCAA regular season, which ends on December 14, and preview the upcoming bowl games.

Evan Stewart #7 of the Oregon Ducks makes a catch during the game against the Wisconsin Badgers at … [+] Camp Randall Stadium on November 16, 2024 in Madison, Wisconsin.

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Remaining College Football Schedule

Week 13: November 18–24
Week 14: November 25–December 1
Week 15: December 2–8
Week 16: December 9–14

Full game schedule can be found here

College Football Conference Championship Schedule
Friday, December 6

American Championship Game: Army vs. Tulane; 8 p.m. ET, ABC
CUSA Championship Game: No. 2 seed at No. 1 seed; 8 p.m. ET, CBSSN
Mountain West Championship Game: No. 2 seed at No. 1 seed; 8 p.m. ET, FOX
Saturday, December 7
Big 12 Championship Game: No. 2 seed vs. No. 1 seed; 12 p.m. ET, ABC
MAC Championship Game: No. 2 seed vs. No. 1 seed; 12 p.m. ET, ESPN
SWAC Championship Game: Southern at Jackson State; 2 p.m. ET, ESPN2
SEC Championship Game: No. 2 seed vs. No. 1 seed; 4 p.m. ET, ABC
Sun Belt Championship Game: East champ. vs. West champ.; 7:30 p.m. ET, ESPN
ACC Championship Game: No. 2 seed vs. No. 1 seed; 8 p.m. ET, ABC
Big Ten Championship Game: No. 1/2 seed vs. Oregon; 8 p.m. ET, CBS

In an aerial view, the Rose Bowl Stadium is seen as preparations are made for the Rose Bowl game, on … [+] December 27, 2023 in Pasadena, California.

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College Football Bowl Games Schedule
Saturday, Dec. 14

Celebration Bowl: 12 p.m. ET, ABC; Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia
Camellia Bowl: 9 p.m. ET, ESPN; Cramton Bowl, Montgomery, Alabama

Tuesday, Dec. 17

Frisco Bowl: 9 p.m. ET, ESPN; Toyota Stadium, Frisco, Texas

Wednesday, Dec. 18

Boca Raton Bowl: 5:30 p.m. ET, ESPN; FAU Stadium, Boca Raton, Florida
LA Bowl: 9 p.m. ET, ESPN; SoFi Stadium, Inglewood, California

Thursday, Dec. 19

New Orleans Bowl: 7 p.m. ET, ESPN2; Caesars Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana

Friday, Dec. 20

Cure Bowl: 12 p.m. ET, ESPN; Camping World Stadium, Orlando, Florida
Gasparilla Bowl: 3:30 p.m. ET, ESPN; Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Florida

Monday, Dec. 23

Myrtle Beach Bowl: 11 a.m. ET, ESPN; Brooks Stadium, Conway, South Carolina
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl: 2:30 p.m. ET, ESPN; Albertsons Stadium, Boise, Idaho

Tuesday, Dec. 24

Hawai’i Bowl: 8 p.m. ET, ESPN; Clarence T.C. Ching Athletics Complex, Honolulu, Hawai’i

Thursday, Dec. 26

Detroit Bowl: 2 p.m. ET, ESPN; Ford Field, Detroit, Michigan
Guaranteed Rate Bowl: 5:30 p.m. ET, ESPN; Chase Field; Phoenix, Arizona
68 Ventures Bowl: 9 p.m. ET, ESPN; Hancock Whitney Stadium, Mobile, Alabama

Friday, Dec. 27

Armed Forces Bowl: TBD, ESPN; Amon G. Carter Stadium, Fort Worth, Texas
Birmingham Bowl: TBD, ESPN; Protective Stadium, Birmingham, Alabama
Liberty Bowl: 7 p.m. ET, ESPN; Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium, Memphis, Tennessee
Holiday Bowl: 8 p.m., TBD; Snapdragon Stadium, San Diego, California
Las Vegas Bowl: 10:30 p.m. ET, ESPN; Allegiant Stadium, Las Vegas, Nevada

Saturday, Dec. 28

Fenway Bowl: 11 a.m. ET, ESPN; Fenway Park, Boston, Massachusetts
Pinstripe Bowl: 12 p.m. ET, ABC; Yankee Stadium, Bronx, New York
New Mexico Bowl: 2:15 p.m. ET, ESPN; University Stadium, Albuquerque, New Mexico
Pop-Tarts Bowl: 3:30 p.m. ET, ABC; Camping World Stadium, Orlando, Florida
Arizona Bowl: 4:30 p.m. ET, CW Network; Arizona Stadium, Tucson, Arizona
Military Bowl: 5:45 p.m. ET, ESPN; Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, Annapolis, Maryland
Alamo Bowl: 7:30 p.m. ET, ABC; Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas
Independence Bowl: 9:15 p.m. ET, ESPN; Independence Stadium, Shreveport, Louisiana

Monday, Dec. 30

Music City Bowl: 2:30 p.m. ET, ESPN; Nissan Stadium, Nashville, Tennessee

Tuesday, Dec. 31

ReliaQuest Bowl: 12 p.m. ET, ESPN; Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Florida
Sun Bowl: 2 p.m. ET, CBS; Sun Bowl, El Paso, Texas
Citrus Bowl: 3 p.m. ET, ABC; Camping World Stadium, Orlando, Florida
Texas Bowl: 3:30 p.m. ET, ESPN; NRG Stadium, Houston, Texas
Fiesta Bowl (CFP Quarterfinals): 7:30 p.m. ET, ESPN; State Farm Stadium, Glendale, Arizona

Wednesday, Jan. 1

Peach Bowl (CFP Quarterfinals): 1 p.m. ET, ESPN; Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia
Rose Bowl (CFP Quarterfinals): 5 p.m. ET, ESPN; Rose Bowl, Pasadena, California
Sugar Bowl (CFP Quarterfinals): 8:45 p.m. ET, ESPN; Caesars Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana

Thursday, Jan. 2

Gator Bowl: 7:30 p.m. ET, ESPN; EverBank Stadium, Jacksonville, Florida

Friday, Jan. 3

First Responder Bowl: 4 p.m. ET, ESPN; Gerald J. Ford Stadium, Dallas, Texas
Duke’s Mayo Bowl: 7:30 p.m. ET, ESPN; Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, North Carolina

Saturday, Jan. 4

Bahamas Bowl: 11 a.m. ET, ESPN/ESPN2; Thomas A. Robinson National Stadium, Nassau, Bahamas

Thursday, Jan. 9

Orange Bowl (CFP Semifinals): 7:30 p.m. ET, ESPN; Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida

Friday, Jan. 10

Cotton Bowl (CFP Semifinals): 7:30 p.m. ET, ESPN; AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas

Monday, Jan. 20

CFP National Championship Game: 7:30 p.m. ET, ESPN; Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia

The ESPN College GameDay crew live from the LSU Quad on November 9, 2024, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. … [+]

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Streaming College Football Games

Just like the NFL, college football games are scattered across a host of networks and streamers—including ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, NBC, CBS, CBS Sports Network, SEC Network, ABC, FS1, FOX, the Big Ten Network and the CW.

Many ABC and ESPN games are available on ESPN+ for $12 a month; some games are exclusive to the streaming service.

For NBC games, Peacock’s Premium Plus tier, costs $14, is a good option. Paramount+ with Showtime costs $13 a month and will give you access to CBS and Big Ten Network games.

Of course, you can thread the needle through many of these services and streamers with a live TV package like Sling TV or Fubo. With Sling, you can add on SEC Network, the Big Ten Network, truTV or ESPNU for an additional cost.

With Fubo, you’ll be able to watch games that are being shown on ABC, NBC, FOX, CBS, CBS Sports Network, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, FS1, SEC Network, Big Ten Network and The CW.

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