College Football Playoff national semifinal games to be played New Year's Eve
Jerome Miron / USA TODAY Sports
Is there any better way to ring in the New Year than with some college football?
The College Football Playoff has announced the kick-off times for their "New Year's Six" bowl games, which are the six feature games played on Dec. 31 and Jan. 1.
| Date | Time (ET) | Bowl |
|---|---|---|
| Thursday. Dec. 31 | Noon | Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl |
| 4 p.m. | College Football Playoff Semifinal | |
| 8 p.m. | College Football Playoff Semifinal | |
| Friday Jan. 1 | 1 p.m. | Fiesta Bowl |
| 5 p.m. | Rose Bowl presented by Northwestern Mutual | |
| 8:30 p.m. | Allstate Sugar Bowl |
Instead of the title semifinals being played on the first day of the new year, as was done last year, they'll be played on New Year's Eve, meaning the National Championship participants should be set by the time the champagne glasses clink.