College football · 2026
College football: big games, kickoff times and TV
Next: Rivalry Week on Saturday 28 November. First headline kickoff at 17:00 UK time (12:00 pm ET). Every date still to come, with the start time where you are and where to watch it.
Coming up
Saturday 28 November
Saturday 5 December
Sunday 6 December
Saturday 12 December
Saturday 19 December
Thursday 31 December
About the season
Rivalry week is Saturday 28 November. Conference championship games are on Friday 4 and Saturday 5 December, Army vs Navy is on 12 December and the Heisman Trophy winner is announced on 12 December. The 12-team College Football Playoff starts with first-round games at campus sites on 18 and 19 December, quarterfinals at the Fiesta Bowl (30 Dec) and the Cotton, Rose and Peach Bowls (1 Jan), semifinals at the Orange Bowl (14 Jan) and Sugar Bowl (15 Jan), and the national championship on 25 January 2027 at Allegiant Stadium, Las Vegas.
Where to watch
| Country | Where to watch | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| All countries | VVOLTIX Ad Every sport and every channel in one IPTV subscription: 55,000+ live channels from 80+ countries, PPV and events included | From $6.66 a month for all of it. Free trial, no card |
| US | ABC, ESPN, Fox, CBS, NBC (regular season and conference title games) | Free-to-air and subscription |
| US | ESPN, ABC, TNT and truTV (College Football Playoff) | Free-to-air and subscription |
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