Traditionally, the champions of the Big Ten and the Pac-12 would meet in Pasadena for "The Grandaddy of Them All," but that changed with the institution of the CFP in 2014, when it became a rotating site for the national semifinals.

Straying from the traditional 2 p.m. kickoff time, the Rose Bowl game will instead begin an hour earlier so all three New Year's Day College Football Playoff quarterfinal games are placed "in an ideal window,

New dates, new times, and a New Year's Day triple header highlight the 2025-26 CFP schedule.