Watching the Bowl Games, December 31, 2025

Bowl season is underway, with 35 bowl games this year, not counting playoff games.

College football is a passion of mine, and I have a team that I root for every year. Perhaps you do as well. Or maybe, just maybe, you watch for the love of the game.

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The Schedule

Here is today's bowl game schedule and how to watch, if you are a streamer.

December 31

Five games make up today's schedule, with every game featuring at least one ranked team or a conference champion. The second round of the College Football Playoffs begin tonight as well.

ReliaQuest Bowl (12:00 PM ET on ESPN)

• (#23) Iowa (8-4)
• (#14) Vanderbilt (10-2)

Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl (2:00 PM ET on CBS)

• Arizona State (8-4)
• Duke (8-5)

Cheez-It Citrus Bowl (3:00 PM ET on ABC)

• (#18) Michigan (9-3)
• (#13) Texas (9-3)

SRS Distribution Las Vegas Bowl (3:30 PM ET on ESPN)

• Nebraska (7-5)
• (#15) Utah (10-2)

College Football Playoff - Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic (7:30 PM ET on ESPN)

• (#10) Miami (11-2)
• (#2) Ohio State (12-1)

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How to Watch

There are several networks and services involved in broadcasting the bowl games this year.

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Other games this post-season can be found on:

ABC

• Antenna: Free
• ESPN Unlimited: ($30/month)
• Sling TV Orange: ($46/month)
• Fubo (Sports & News): ($56/month)
• DirecTV Stream MySports (in select markets): ($70/month)
• YouTube TV: ($83/month)
• DirecTV Stream Entertainment: ($90/month)
• Hulu+Live TV: ($90/month)

CBS

• Antenna: Free
• Paramount Plus Premium: ($13/month)
• Fubo (Sports & News): ($56/month)
• YouTube TV: ($83/month)
• DirecTV Stream Entertainment: ($90/month)
• Hulu+Live TV: ($90/month)

ESPN

• ESPN Unlimited: ($30/month)
• Sling TV Orange: ($46/month)
• Fubo (Sports & News): ($56/month)
• DirecTV Stream MySports: ($70/month)
• YouTube TV: ($83/month)
• Hulu+Live TV: ($90/month)

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My Streaming Life is consumed by football during this time of the year. We hope you enjoy watch the games during this 2025 College Football Bowl Season.