2025 College Football Playoff National Championship
| 2025 College Football Playoff National Championship | |
|---|---|
| 11th College Football Playoff National Championship | |
 | |
| Date | January 20, 2025 |
| Season | 2024 |
| Stadium | Mercedes-Benz Stadium[a] |
| Location | Atlanta, Georgia[a] |
| United States TV coverage | |
| Network | ESPN |
| Announcers | Chris Fowler (play-by-play), Kirk Herbstreit (analyst), Holly Rowe and Molly McGrath (sidelines) |
The 2025 College Football Playoff National Championship (officially known as the 2025 College Football Playoff National Championship presented by AT&T for sponsorship reasons)[1] is an upcoming college football bowl game that is scheduled to be played on January 20, 2025, at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia. The eleventh College Football Playoff National Championship, the game will determine the national champion of the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) for the 2024 season. It will be the final game of the 2024–25 College Football Playoff (CFP), the first national championship under the 12-team CFP format, and, aside from any all-star games afterward, the culminating game of the 2024–25 bowl season. It is scheduled to begin at 7:30 p.m. EST and will be televised nationally by ESPN.
Background
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Host selection
[edit]On January 7, 2022, the College Football Playoff (CFP) awarded the rights to host the 2025 championship to Allegiant Stadium in Paradise, Nevada. However, Allegiant Stadium had to relinquish hosting duties due to a conflict with the Consumer Electronics Show, which was not able to be moved to a later date. As a result, Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia, was named as the replacement host site on May 5, 2022.[2][3] As Mercedes-Benz Stadium hosted the 2018 CFP national championship, the 2025 game will make Atlanta the first city to host the CFP national championship twice.[4] The stadium, built to replace the Georgia Dome in 2017,[5] is also the annual host of the Aflac Kickoff Game, SEC Championship Game, and the Peach Bowl.[6] The 71,000-seat retractable roof stadium is also the regular host of the Celebration Bowl, the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League (NFL), and Atlanta United FC of Major League Soccer (MLS).[7] Additionally, it has hosted the 2018 MLS Cup,[8] Super Bowl LIII,[9] and two matches during the 2024 Copa América;[10] in the future, it has been selected to host matches during the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup and the 2026 FIFA World Cup, including a semifinal during the latter.[11][12] In October 2024, the NFL announced that the stadium will host Super Bowl LXII.[13]
College Football Playoff
[edit]The game will be the eleventh national championship in CFP history and will be the first national championship game under the expanded playoff format, which features twelve teams instead of four.[14]
Broadcasting
[edit]The game will be televised in the United States on ESPN and is scheduled to begin at 7:30 p.m. EST.[15] In the United Kingdom, the game will be broadcast on Sky Sports.[16]
Notes
[edit]- ^ a b The game was originally scheduled to be played at Allegiant Stadium in Paradise, Nevada.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "2024-25 college football bowl game, CFP schedule". ESPN. December 7, 2024. Retrieved December 7, 2024.
- ^ Murphy, Sam (May 5, 2022). "Vegas loses 2025 CFP national championship to Atlanta". Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved May 5, 2022.
- ^ Burke, Peter (August 16, 2022). "Atlanta selected to host 2025 College Football Playoff National Championship". WFLX. Retrieved April 14, 2024.
- ^ Washington, Noah (May 2, 2024). "Atlanta set to host College Football Playoff for second time, supporting local education". The Atlanta Voice. Retrieved December 1, 2018.
- ^ Hudson, Phil W. (August 26, 2017). "Falcons open Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta". Atlanta Business Chronicle. Retrieved December 1, 2024.
- ^ "Mercedes-Benz Stadium: home of the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl and Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game". Peach Bowl. Retrieved December 1, 2024.
- ^ "Featured project: Mercedes Benz Stadium". Clark Wire & Cable. Retrieved December 1, 2024.
- ^ Roberson, Doug (December 9, 2018). "Martinez, Escobar help Five Stripes become royalty". The Atlanta Constitution. Atlanta, Georgia. p. C1. Retrieved December 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Oliviero, Helena; Suggs, Ernie (February 4, 2019). "Take a bow, Atlanta: with world watching, city showcases its past, present in evening of special moments". The Atlanta Constitution. Atlanta, Georgia. p. A1. Retrieved December 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Edwards, Andy; Prince-Wright, Joe (July 15, 2024). "2024 Copa America in the USA: scores, dates, times, bracket, winners, recaps". NBC Sports. Retrieved December 1, 2024.
- ^ "FIFA names 12 stadiums set to stage historic FIFA Club World Cup 2025". FIFA. September 28, 2024. Retrieved December 1, 2024.
- ^ Molski, Max (February 5, 2024). "List of every 2026 FIFA World Cup match by host city". NBC10 Boston. Retrieved December 1, 2024.
- ^ "Atlanta to host Super Bowl LXII in 2028". NFL Operations. National Football League. October 16, 2024. Retrieved December 1, 2024.
- ^ Dinich, Heather; Thamel, Pete (September 2, 2022). "College Football Playoff to expand to 12-team format". ESPN. Archived from the original on December 31, 2023. Retrieved January 10, 2024.
- ^ "2024-25 college football bowl game, CFP schedule". ESPN. June 6, 2024. Retrieved December 1, 2024.
- ^ "Sky Sports secures rights to show NCAA college football and basketball". Sky Sports. November 18, 2023. Retrieved December 1, 2024.