College Football Games Today: What CFB Bowls Are on TV Schedule for Thursday, Jan. 8?

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The College Football Playoff schedule resumes on Thursday, January 8, 2026.

The college football schedule resumes today, Thursday, January 8, 2026, as the Fiesta Bowl kicks off between Ole Miss and Miami. It marks the first of three remaining games before the college football season ends.

The Fiesta Bowl clash between Miami and Ole Miss kicks off at 7:30 p.m. Eastern on ESPN from Glendale, Arizona.

Two bowl games remain- both tied to the College Football Playoff- ahead of the national championship matchup on Monday, January 19. The winner of the Fiesta Bowl takes on the winner of the Peach Bowl between Oregon and Indiana.

This Big Ten rematch kicks off on Friday, January 9, at 7:30 p.m. Eastern on ESPN from Atlanta, Georgia.

Here’s what you need to know about the upcoming college football schedule.

Yes, There Is ‘College GameDay’ on ESPN on Both Thursday, January 8 & Friday, January 9

There is some confusion about upcoming episodes of ESPN’s “College GameDay” given there are no more Saturday games. Fans will be happy to learn that “College GameDay” is on TV today, Thursday, January 8, for a special edition ahead of the Fiesta Bowl.

There will also be another “College GameDay” on ESPN ahead of the Peach Bowl on Friday, January 9. “College GameDay” will start at 6 p.m. Eastern on both January 8 and 9.

“‘College GameDay’ Built by The Home Depot continues its Playoff run with special editions originating from both Playoff Semifinals at 6 p.m. preceding game action,” ESPN detailed in a January 6, statement. “Rece Davis leads the show in his 11th season at the helm, joined at the desk by GameDay analysts Kirk Herbstreit, Desmond Howard, Pat McAfee and Nick Saban.

“College football insider Pete Thamel and college football betting analyst ‘Stanford Steve’ Coughlin round out the GameDay on-air crew for the semis.”

College Football Schedule: Fiesta Bowl & Peach Bowl Resume College Football Playoff

The non-College Football Playoff bowl game schedule has concluded. With four teams remaining in the College Football Playoff, the Fiesta Bowl kicks off on Thursday, January 8, while the Peach Bowl takes place on Friday, January 9.

These two games lead to the national championship on Monday, January 19, in Miami.

College Football Playoff Bracket: Indiana, Oregon, Ole Miss & Miami Fight for National Championship

How did Miami, Ole Miss, Oregon and Indiana advance in the College Football Playoff? Here’s a look at the CFP bracket ahead of the semifinal matchups.

Ole Miss Is 1 Game Away From the National Championship Despite Losing Lane Kiffin to LSU

Former Ole Miss coach Lane Kiffin may be making history for the wrong reason. Kiffin became the rare coach to leave a College Football Playoff team for another program during the season.

Now, Ole Miss is just one win away from playing for a national title, despite losing Kiffin. Much has been made about the Ole Miss players wanting Kiffin to be allowed to coach in the CFP, but some Rebels have made it clear that this was not the case once the coach took the LSU job.

“The only thing that’s different is who’s running them out of the tunnel,” Ole Miss head coach Pete Golding explained, per Bleacher Report. “And to be honest with you, I don’t think the players give a (expletive) who runs them out of the tunnel. Does that make sense? They care about their plan.

“They care about being held accountable, and how they’re going to prepare, and they care about people that care about them. And I think that’s been the message our players have created. But I don’t have (expletive) to say to anybody else.”

Oregon Gets Chance at Redemption vs. Indiana in the Peach Bowl

In Atlanta, Oregon is looking to prove that the Ducks are a different squad than the team that lost at home to Indiana in October. Oregon linebacker Bryce Boettcher described the loss to Indiana as a “wake-up call.”

“I believe everything happens for a reason,” Boettcher said of the first matchup against Indiana, per BigTen.org. “I think we needed that to kind of wake us up. We came out of a big Penn State win.

“… Got a little lackadaisical with our prep, I think. It was a good wake-up call. The rest of the season leading up to this point is a pretty good testament to the way we responded to that loss.”