There are 47 total bowl games in the 2024-25 season, including four college football playoff first round games, four quarterfinal games, two semifinals, and the national championship on Monday, January 20.

The final bowl game outside of the College Football Playoff kicked off to an extremely embarrassing crowd on Saturday.

It’s bowl season, which also means it’s bowl pick ’em season. Opt-outs, transfers and coaching decisions make predicting bowl games difficult, but several members of The Athletic ’s college football staff have made picks for every bowl game and the four first-round College Football Playoff games.

In an era that is now long gone, a trip to the Orange Bowl meant a break from the rough weather up north and the capper to a successful season that might even end with a championship trophy in the case.

The first College Football Playoff semifinal will feature Penn State and Notre Dame. A breakdown of the keys to victory in the Orange Bowl.

The semifinal round of the 2025 College Football Playoff begins with a showdown from the Sunshine State as Notre Dame takes on Penn State in the Capital One Orange Bowl. Both teams advanced to penultimate round of the playoff with dominant wins.