The 2024-2025 College Football Playoff Semifinals will be played on Thursday, Jan. 9, and Friday, Jan. 10. ESPN’s Chris Fowler and Kirk Herbstreit will be on the call for Ohio State vs. Texas. View the announcers for both games below.
Chris Fowler & Kirk Herbstreit To Call Ohio State Vs. Texas
THE CFP SEMIFINALS ARE HERE 👀
Who will face off for the natty? 🏆
📺 Notre Dame vs. Penn State | Tonight | 7:30 PM ET on ESPN
📺 Ohio State vs. Texas | Friday | 7:30 PM ET on ESPN pic.twitter.com/h48clGjwx6
— ESPN (@espn) January 9, 2025
ESPN’s top college football broadcasting team will be on hand for the College Playoff Semifinal at the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic, featuring No. 8 Ohio State and No. 5 Texas. The game will air on ESPN.
Fowler and Herbstreit will be in the booth, while Holly Rowe and Laura Rutledge will provide reports from the sidelines.
Kickoff is slated for 7:30 p.m. ET on Friday, Jan. 10, at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.
College GameDay will air special editions from both Playoff Semifinals at 6 p.m. ET on Thursday and Friday. Host Rece Davis will be joined by Herbstreit, Desmond Howard, Pat McAfee, Nick Saban, Lee Corso, Pete Thamel, and “Stanford Steve” Coughlin.
College Football Playoff Schedule
ESPN's signature MegaCast gets set for the #CFBPlayoff Semifinals 🏆⁰
🏈 Main telecast | ESPN
🏈 Field Pass w/@PatMcAfeeShow | ESPN2 for both Semis
🏈 Options include: Command Center, SkyCast, @SECNetwork, @ESPNRadio, @ESPNDeportes & more
Details: https://t.co/8XJ9Qujt0B pic.twitter.com/Twlw7JJfJz— ESPN PR (@ESPNPR) January 7, 2025
Thursday night’s Playoff Semifinal features No. 7 Notre Dame and No. 6 Penn State in the Capital One Orange Bowl.
Sean McDonough, Greg McElroy, Molly McGrath, and Katie George will be on the call for ESPN, with kickoff set for 7:30 p.m. ET at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida.
ESPN will offer MegaCast broadcasts for each game. This includes Field Pass with The Pat McAfee Show, Command Center, SkyCast, and the All-22.
View the playoff schedule below.
No. 7 Notre Dame vs. No. 6 Penn State
- Date: Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025
- Time: 7:30 p.m. ET
- Location: Hard Rock Stadium — Miami Gardens, Florida
- TV Channel: ESPN
- Announcers: Sean McDonough, Greg McElroy, Molly McGrath, and Katie George
- Line: Penn State -1.5
No. 8 Ohio State vs. No. 5 Texas
- Date: Friday, Jan. 10, 2025
- Time: 7:30 p.m. ET
- Location: AT&T Stadium — Arlington, Texas
- TV Channel: ESPN
- Announcers: Chris Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit, Holly Rowe, and Laura Rutledge
- Line: Ohio State -5.5
Line via FanDuel at 7 p.m. ET on Jan. 9.
