ESPN rings in the new year with signature MegaCast presentation of the College Football Playoff quarterfinals, December 31-January. 1

ESPN will present a total of more than two dozen offerings during the first-ever quarterfinal showdowns of the inaugural 12-team College Football Playoff on Tuesday, December 31 and Wednesday, January 1, courtesy of ESPN's signature CFP MegaCast production. The main broadcast for all four games will be presented on ESPN, with additional viewing options on ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPNEWS, SEC Network, ESPN Radio, ESPN Deportes and the ESPN app.

Field pass with the Pat McAfee ShowPresenting MegaCast offerings from Pasadena
The MegaCast fan favorite for the third consecutive seasonField passreturns to the College Football Playoff. Field pass with the Pat McAfee Showprovides entertaining, free-flowing commentary on the CFP Quarterfinals at the Rose Bowl game Presented by Prudential on ESPN2, featuring top-seeded Oregon and No. 8 Ohio State. Pat McAfee will anchor the coverage and call the play as he roams the sideline of the Rose Bowl. He will be joined during the game by a rotation of ESPN analysts, notable personalities and celebrities. His regular customer The Pat McAfee Show crew of AJ Hawk, Darius Butler, Connor Campbell, Ty Schmit And Show graves will join McAfee from The Granddaddy of Them All.”

New to this year's College Football Playoff presentation is the integration of MindFly technology during the Playoff quarterfinals during the Rose Bowl Game presented by Prudential and the Allstate Sugar Bowl. ESPN will place MindFly BodyCams on three referees (referee, center judge and head linesman) to provide viewers with unprecedented, decisive shots of close plays during these two CFP quarterfinals and will be showcased as part of AT&T's Connected Cam sponsorship. The wearable camera technology uses an AI-stabilized POV camera with a built-in microphone.

Additional alternate presentations (all available in the ESPN app):

• Command Center (ESPN2 Fiesta, Peach, Sugar/ESPNU Rose):A multi-angle presentation, offering up to four different vantage points at any time, with real-time player and team stats to complement the game action.
• SkyCast (ESPNU Fiesta, Peach, Sugar/ESPNEWS Rose):The popular view from above of the action and behind the offense on most plays. This unique viewing angle has long been one of ESPN's alternative viewing options and is available in multiple games each week. Replays are shown every time the main broadcast presents a replay, without losing the look of SkyCam.
  • For the first time, Vrbo is presenting the SkyCast offering for the Vrbo Fiesta Bowl on New Year's Eve. This AltCast brings Vrbo's hostless theme to life and also includes a QR code to encourage fans to enter for a chance to win four (4) tickets to the 2025 CFP National Championship on Monday, January 20, as well as $15,000 OneKeyCash .

CFP Marching Bands on ESPN App
For the fourth consecutive year, the marching band's performances during the College Football Playoff will be available on the ESPN app. The sights and sounds of the Blue Thunder Marching Band, the Penn State Blue Band, the Sun Devil Marching Band, the Longhorn Band, the Oregon Marching Band, the Ohio State University Marching Band, the Georgia Redcoat Marching Band and the Bandof Fighting Irish will will be streamed live from their respective College Football Playoff quarterfinals via the All-22 view.

Commentators ready for quarter-final confrontations
In addition to ESPN's multiple presentations, fans can hear the CFP quarterfinals call from a host of broadcast teams:

• Main Broadcast (ESPN):ESPN's best commentary team fromChris Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit And Holly Rowe alongside Stormy resilience are on the call for the Playoff quarterfinal at the Rose Bowl Game presented by Prudential. Bob Wischusen, Louis Riddick, Kris Budden And Tom Luginbill will announce the Playoff Quarterfinals at the Vrbo Fiesta Bowl. The kick-off for the CFP campaign is on New Year's Day Joe Tessitore, Jesse Palmer, Katie George And Taylor McGregor at the Playoff Quarterfinals at the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl, while Sean McDonough, Greg McElroy, Molly McGrath And Laura Rutledge end the evening with the Playoff Quarterfinals at the Allstate Sugar Bowl.
• ESPN Radio (ESPN App):Broadcast for all four quarterfinals will be available nationwide on more than 400 ESPN radio stations, the ESPN app,ESPNRadio.comSiriusXM, Apple Music, iHeartRadio and TuneIn.

• • Penn State/Boise State:Mike Couzens, Max Starks, Lauren Sisler
  • State of Texas/Arizona: Anish Shroff, Andre Ware, Paul Carcaterra
  • State of Ohio/Oregon: Marc Kestecher, Kelly Stouffer, Ian Fitzsimmons
  • Notre Dame/Georgia:Tom Hart, Jordan Rodgers, Cole Cubelic
• Hometown Audio (SEC Network):Texas and Georgia fans can listen to the local radio broadcast of the Texas and Georgia quarterfinals with their audio feed synced to ESPN's SkyCast presentation on SEC Network. This MegaCast feed is made possible in partnership with the Longhorn Radio Network Powered by LEARFIELD and IMG College's Georgia Bulldog Sports Network, featuring Craig Way, Roger Wallace and Will Matthews for the Longhorns, and Scott Howard, Eric Zeier and DJ Shockley for the Bulldogs.
• Spanish Showcases (ESPN Deportes/ESPN App):All four quarterfinals included Spanish-language calls with Eduardo Varela and Pablo Viruega (Vrbo Fiesta Bowl and Rose Bowl presented by Prudential), Eitan Benezra and Alex Pombo (Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl), and Javier Trejo Garay and Miquel Pasquel (Allstate Suikerpot ).

Studio shows set for quarterfinals on ESPN and SEC Network
College GameDayBuilt by The HomeDepot continues its Playoff run with a special edition taken from the College Football Playoff Quarterfinals during the Rose Bowl Game, presented by Prudential on Wednesday, January 1 (10am and 1pm). Rec Davisleads the show in its 10th season at the helm, joined at the desk byGame dayanalystsLee Corso, Kirk Herbstreit, Desmond Howard,Pat McAfee And Nick Saban. Reporters Jen Lada And Jess Simscollege football insiderPiet Thameland college football betting analystStanford Steve Coughlinround offGame dayon-air crew for the quarterfinals. ESPN will show all-day studio wraps on New Year's Eve and New Year's Day around the CFP.

SEC Network will also have on-site studio programming for the CFP quarterfinals featuring Texas and Georgia, with all shows presented by Allstate. On Monday December 30th SEC this morning hosted by Peter Brands And Chris Doering will be live from the SEC Networks Charlotte studios beginning at 9 a.m., with real-time coverage of the CFP Quarterfinal Media Days leading up to Texas/Arizona State and Notre Dame/Georgia. The Paul Finebaum Show will be live from New Orleans from 3:00 PM to 7:00 PM on Mondays and Tuesdays, with an abbreviated show on Wednesday focusing on SEC teams in the quarterfinals.

From Nowkhah, Chris Doering And Benjamin Watson will have viewers from Atlanta for the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl, while Laura Rutledge, Paul Finebaum, Roman Harper, Tim Tebow And Jordan Rodgers station in New Orleans for the Allstate Sugar Bowl. SEC now will have perspectives from both sets on New Year's Eve from 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM, while the trio of Nowkhah, Doering and Watson will be live from Atlanta and Mercedes-Benz Stadium on New Year's Day from 12:00 PM. SEC nation with Rutledge, Marty Smith, Finebaum, Harper, Tebow and Rodgers will kick off from the Caesars Superdome at 7 p.m., and the crew of Smith, Harper and Tebow will handle halftime. SEC Football Finals will close out the action from the Big Easy at the end of the evening.

Digital programming is ready for the postseason
Matt Simms,Sam RavechAndSkubie Magezawill host a post-game digital show calledThe closing,at the end of each round. Live from the studios of Bristol, Conn. the trio will follow the final match of the day and break down all the action. The show is available to stream live on YouTube, Facebook and the ESPN app and will be live on January 1, January 10 and January 20. The kick-offofGary Striewski And Randy Scottconcludes the college football season with two remaining episodes on December 27 and January 17 at 11 a.m.

Second episode of ESPN OriginalInside the College Football Playoff presented by Capital OneReleases December 27 on ESPN+ (View Trailer)
Expanded to five episodes this winter with an hour-long season premiere,Inside the College Football Playoff presented by Capital Onereturns to ESPN+. Episode 1 gave fans the chance to relive the incredible journeys of this year's top teams and discover how college football evolved into this exciting new era. Episode 2 Bring It Home, debuting Friday, December 27, takes viewers to campus for the CFP First Round as fans experience the excitement of a home atmosphere with postseason implications. Episodes are also available to stream on Disney+ and are rebroadcast on ESPN and ESPN2. The upcoming ESPN+ premiere dates for the final three episodes are Tuesday, January 7, Wednesday, January 15 and Friday, January 24.

ESPN and TSN are teaming up to bring CFP to the big screen
ESPN has expanded its theater distribution agreement with Theater Sports Network (TSN) to present all 11 College Football Playoff (CFP) games. To find your local listings, visitTheaterSportsNetwork.com. In addition, Cosm locations in Los Angeles and Dallas will also offer immersive game viewing experiences throughout this year's College Football Playoff.

ESPN, the exclusive home of the CFP since the event's debut in 2015, expanded its current package through the 2025-26 season and expanded its rights deal through the 2031-32 season, airing all four games of the new CFP First Round were added to ESPN's existing programs. New Year Six games (now Playoff Quarterfinals and Playoff Semifinals) and the CFP National Championship.