When is the 2025 College Football National Championship? The formulation of an extended College Football Playoff means there’s a new date for the College Football National Championship in 2025, and we have all the latest on the marquee game of the college football calendar.
2025 College Football National Championship Game Date
- Date: Monday, Jan. 20, 2025
- Stadium: Mercedes Benz-Stadium
- Location: 1414 Andrew Young International Boulevard, Atlanta, Georgia
The 2025 College Football National Championship Game will be played on Monday, Jan. 20, 2025. Bringing to a close the 2024 college football season, the date for the 2025 College Football National Championship will be the latest that the college football finale will have ever been held, dating back to the inception of the single-game title decider in 1992.
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The reason for this is the expansion of the College Football Playoff to a 12-team format which will be enacted for the first time for the 2024 college football season. With the first round of playoffs set for the week ending Dec. 21, it simply wouldn’t be possible to maintain the current date for the College Football National Championship.
Where Will the National Championship Be Played in 2025?
So, we know when the date for the 2025 College Football National Championship is, but where will the finale of the 2024 college football season be played?
Originally, Las Vegas was scheduled to host the 2025 College Football National Championship. However, a scheduling conflict with the Consumer Electrics Show — and a subsequent stalemate with moving the proposed date of both events — meant that the college football title game had to find an alternative location.
As a result, the 2025 College Football National Championship will be held at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia.
It is the second time that the home of the Atlanta Falcons has hosted the title game, becoming the first stadium to host the College Football National Championship Game multiple times during the College Football Playoff era. Alabama beat Georgia in an epic overtime dual the last time Mercedes-Benz Stadium was the host for the national title game.
Where Are the Next Three National Championship Locations?
The locations and dates for the college football finale, including the 2025 College Football National Championship Game, are set for the foreseeable future.
The 2024 title game will be held in Houston, Texas, on Monday, Jan 8. The home of the NFL’s Houston Texans was announced as the host in Nov. 2017. It will be the first time the stadium has hosted the College Football National Championship.
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As we discussed above, Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia, replaced Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, Nevada, as the location for the 2025 College Football National Championship with a date of Monday, Jan. 20, 2025.
That decision was announced on Jan. 6, 2022, alongside the location for the 2026 title game. That game will be held at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida, the home of the Miami Dolphins. When the title game takes place on Jan. 19, 2026, it will be the second time the stadium has hosted the title game after Alabama’s triumph over Ohio State in Jan. 2021.
How Can I Watch the 2025 College Football National Championship?
Under their current television rights deal with the College Football Playoff, ESPN will be the exclusive host broadcaster of the 2025 College Football National Championship Game. That deal was signed in 2014, giving ESPN the rights for 12 years, through to the 2025 College Football Playoff. The deal was originally estimated to be worth $470 million annually.
ESPN has helped revolutionize coverage of college football while providing multiple options for watching events such as the 2025 College Football National Championship. These include introducing a “Command Center” option and All-22 access and incorporating “Hometown Radio” into their broadcast options. ESPN has also been the exclusive broadcaster of the “CFP Selection Show” since the incorporation of the four-team format.
