Watching the Bowl Games, January 1, 2026

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.

January 1

Three bowl games, all of which are playoff games, make up today's schedule. Three of the four teams that won their first round games are playing against three of the four teams with first round byes. (The other second round playoff game was last night.)

College Football Playoff - Capital One Orange Bowl (12:00 PM ET on ESPN)

• (#5) Oregon (12-1)
• (#4) Texas Tech (12-1)

College Football Playoff - Rose Bowl presented by Prudential (4:00 PM ET on ESPN)

• (#9) Alabama (11-3)
• (#1) Indiana (13-0)

College Football Playoff - Allstate Sugar Bowl (8:00 PM ET on ESPN)

• (#6) Mississippi (12-1)
• (#3) Georgia (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)

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.