Updated Dec. 26, 2024, 8:05 a.m. ET We've never seen a college football postseason like this one before. We have a new 12-team College Football Playoff that inc

But here at ESPN bowl prediction headquarters in downtown Indianapolis, we're not afraid of any circumstances. So let's get to the picks, from campus CFP sites through traditional bowls and all the way to the national title game on Jan. 20 in Atlanta.

Now that the college football regular season has come and gone and the conference champions have been crowned, the attention turns to the postseason with a loaded slate of bowl games set to grace our television sets this holiday season.

CFP Quarterfinal at the Rose Bowl Game Presented by Prudential Rose Bowl (Pasadena, California) 5 p.m., ESPN CFP Quarterfinal at the Allstate Sugar Bowl Caesars Superdome (New Orleans) 8:45 p.m., ESPN CFP Semifinal at the Capital One Orange Bowl Hard Rock Stadium (Miami Gardens, Florida) 7:30 p.m., ESPN

What bowl games are playing out in college football on Thursday? Here's what you need to know, including start times, how to watch and scores:

Highlighted by the pinnacle of modern capitalism that is the Pop-Tarts Bowl, the final week of 2024 features some of the best matchups of the year. BYU-Colorado, Navy-Oklahoma, Miami-Iowa State and Vanderbilt-Georgia Tech are all must-watch games.

College football fans have been treated to some phenomenal games throughout the early part of bowl season, but there have also been some underwhelming crowds at