Happy New Year! We’re ringing in 2025 with a full day of College Football Playoff action.
We have three games Wednesday after Penn State got the quarterfinals started with a 31-14 win over Boise State in the Fiesta Bowl on New Year’s Eve.
The expanded playoff didn’t exactly deliver in the first round, but we have some heavyweight matchups on tap now as the remaining teams vie for a spot in the semifinals.
Follow all the action below (scroll for live updates).
Date: Jan. 1 | Time: 1 p.m. ET | TV: ESPN | Line: Texas -12.5 | Total: 51.5
This is a fascinating matchup between two of the most creative offensive minds in college football. Kenny Dillingham has schemed an offense that has scored 53 TDs this season while Texas coach Steve Sarkisian will assuredly have a couple of new looks for the Arizona State defense. This may be a game that’s much more about the staying power of the ASU defense than the ASU offense.
Rose Bowl: No. 8 Ohio State vs. No. 1 Oregon
Date: Jan. 1 | Time: 5 p.m. ET | TV: ESPN | Line: Ohio State -2.5 | Total: 55.5
How loose is Ohio State? The Buckeyes looked like a totally different team against the Volunteers than they did against Michigan. The offensive stats from the matchup between Ohio State and Oregon on Oct. 12 were almost identical. The big separator between the teams came via penalties and turnovers. Which team will come out on top in the rematch?
Sugar Bowl: No. 7 Notre Dame vs. No. 2 Georgia
Date: Jan. 1 | Time: 8:45 p.m. ET | TV: ESPN | Line: Georgia -1.5 | Total: 44.5
No one will question how well Georgia coach Kirby Smart can motivate his team, especially in a circumstance like this with his starting quarterback injured and off to the NFL. But just how well can Georgia move the ball with Gunner Stockton in the game? We won’t be surprised to see Georgia stick to its run game.
Live22 updates
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Sugar Bowl postponed to Thursday
After the events on Bourbon Street this morning that led to the death of 15 people and dozens more being injured, New Orleans officials have decided to postpone the Sugar Bowl to Thursday.
BREAKING: The Sugar Bowl has been postponed following the deadly attack in New Orleans, where investigators are still combing the crime scene and working to secure the French Quarter.
ESPN’s Laura Rutledge has the latest on the game which was set to kickoff tonight. pic.twitter.com/lzE9gn4pxW
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Arizona State turns it over on downs
Rather than trying a long field goal, the Sun Devils went for it on 4th-and-10 at the Texas 34-yard line, but Sam Leavitt was sacked by Trey Moore
Texas gets the ball back.
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Texas adds FG
The Longhorns had another solid drive going, but it fizzled out short of the end zone and they settled for a short Bert Auburn field goal to take a 14-point lead.
Texas 17, ASU 3
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ASU stuffed on fourth down!
Texas held strong on fourth-and-2 and got the stop, tackling Cam Skattebo short of the line to gain.
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End of 1Q: Texas 14, ASU 3
The Sun Devils are facing a fourth-and-short at the Texas 25 when the second quarter begins.
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ASU on the march
Cam Skattebo is starting to get some positive momentum and the Sun Devils are nearing the red zone now.
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Texas punts it back
ASU gets its first stop of the day when it desperately needed one. The Sun Devils will take over at their own 31-yard line with just under 5 minutes left in the first quarter.
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ASU punts again
The Sun Devils are punting it right back to Texas. They’re struggling to move the ball since their first possession of the game.
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Touchdown Texas!
ASU couldn’t do anything with its ensuing possession and punted the ball away to Texas’ Silas Bolden, who just returned it 75 yards for a touchdown.
What a start for Texas!
Texas 14, ASU 3
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Touchdown Texas!
And just like that, the Longhorns have scored on a deep pass! One play after Matthew Golden had a long catch and run for 54 yards, Quinn Ewers finds DeAndre Moore Jr. for a 23-yard score.
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ASU nails FG for first score of game
The Sun Devils are on the board first in the Peach Bowl after Carston Kieffer made a 39-yard field goal.
ASU 3, Texas 0
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ASU gets first down on punt attempt
The Sun Devils were trying to punt the ball away when a Texas defender came free and had a chance to block it. But he couldn’t make contact with the ball and was called with a running-into-the-kicker penalty, which results in a first down for ASU.
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We are underway in the Peach Bowl!
Arizona State will start off with the ball.
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