Football Games Today on New Year’s Eve: NFL & College Football Bowls on TV – Heavy Sports

Getty The New Year’s Eve TV schedule is loaded with college football bowl games. There are plenty of college football games on TV today for New Year’s Eve, but NFL fans will have to rely on the collegiate bowl schedule. College football offers a hefty five-game schedule on Wednesday, December 31, 2025, ahead of New Year’s Day. As for the NFL, the league is off until this weekend with a marquee double-header on Saturday, January 3, kicking off the Week 18 schedule. There are no NFL games on New Year’s Eve or New Year’s Day. The next set of NFL games are on January 3, as the Tampa Bay Buccaneers host the Carolina Panthers on 4:30 p.m. Eastern, while the Seattle Seahawks take on the San Francisco 49ers at 8 p.m. Both of these contests are on ABC and ESPN and have major NFL playoff implications. College football takes center stage as fans begin 2026. There are four College Football Playoff matchups on New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day. The first CFP matchup features the Ohio State Buckeyes taking on the Miami Hurricanes tonight at 7:30 p.m. Eastern on ESPN in the Cotton Bowl. Here’s what you need to
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