New Year’s Day matchup will feature the Longhorns and Sun Devils in the first college football game of 2025.
ATLANTA (Dec. 21, 2024) – The matchup is officially set for the first-ever College Football Playoff Quarterfinal at the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl and will feature the No. 5 Seed Texas Longhorns vs. the No. 4 Seed, Big 12 Champion Arizona State Sun Devils.
No. 5 Seed Texas advanced to the CFP Quarterfinal at the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl after defeating No. 12 Seed Clemson 38-24 in the CFP First Round game on Saturday at DKR-Texas Memorial Stadium. The Sun Devils secured a berth in the CFP and a first-round bye as the fourth-highest ranked conference champion after capturing the program’s first Big 12 Championship with a 45-19 win over Iowa State earlier this month.
The 57th annual Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl will ring in the new year from Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta as the first college football game played in 2025. Kickoff is set for 1 p.m. ET on New Year’s Day and the game will be nationally televised by ESPN.
As part of the newly expanded, 12-team CFP, the winner of the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl’s quarterfinal matchup will then advance to play the winner of the Rose Bowl Game in the CFP Semifinal at the Cotton Bowl Classic on Jan. 10 at 7:30 p.m. ET.
“I can’t think of a better way to start off the new year than right here in the ‘Capital of College Football’ with the first game of 2025 and our first-ever CFP Quarterfinal at the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl” said Gary Stokan, Peach Bowl, Inc. CEO and president. “We’re thrilled to be able to host both Texas and Arizona State during this historic moment in our sport with the inaugural 12-team College Football Playoff.”
This marks Arizona State’s first CFP appearance and its second trip to the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl. The Sun Devils’ only previous Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl was in 1970 when then No. 8 Arizona State defeated North Carolina 48-26.
Texas will make its first-ever appearance in the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl after capturing the program’s first victory in a CFP game on Saturday.
“We’re excited to welcome Texas to our game for the first time and to welcome back our 1970 champion in Arizona State,” said Percy Vaughn, Peach Bowl, Inc. chairman. “All eyes will be on Atlanta this New Year’s as the winner advances and is that much closer to the goal of playing for a CFP National Championship.”
Arizona State’s only previous meeting with Texas was in the 2007 Holiday Bowl where the Longhorns defeated the Sun Devils 52-34.
This year’s initial ticket inventory for the CFP Quarterfinal at the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl is already sold out, marking the 25th time the Bowl has sold out in its last 28 games, dating back to 1997.
Ticket Availability on the Secondary Market Through Ticketmaster
Fans still interested in locating tickets in the secondary ticket market can visit the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl’s official ticket exchange on Ticketmaster. It is common for secondary market prices to exceed face value. Visit https://chick-fil-apeachbowl.com/tickets to view tickets for resale on the exchange.
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About Peach Bowl, Inc.:
Peach Bowl, Inc. is a 501(c)3 organization that operates the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl, the Aflac Kickoff Game, the Southern Company Peach Bowl Challenge charity golf tournament, and manages The Dodd Trophy Presented by PNC Bank national coach of the year award. It is the ninth-oldest bowl game in the country and is recognized as college football’s most charitable bowl organization, having donated $64.8 million to organizations in need since 2002.
Peach Bowl, Inc Events:
Our Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl is one of the New Year’s Six bowls selected to host the College Football Playoff including the CFP Quarterfinal in 2025 and the CFP Semifinal in 2026. Over its 56 years, the game has drawn 3.3 million fans in attendance, a total television audience of 239.8 million viewers on ESPN, delivered $245.1 million in team payouts, and has created $889.77 million in direct economic impact and $51.85 million in tax revenue for Atlanta and Georgia.
Our Aflac Kickoff Game is the nation’s longest-running kickoff game and has reshaped the opening weekend in college football. With 21 games since 2008, the game has regularly hosted the nation’s top teams and has drawn nearly 1.4 million fans, 108.3 million television viewers, distributed $127.7 million in team payouts and created an additional $564.8 million in economic impact and $39.2 million in tax revenue for Atlanta and Georgia.
The Southern Company Peach Bowl Challenge is the nation’s premier charity golf tournament featuring top current and former college football coaches. Hosted at the beautiful Reynolds Lake Oconee resort outside Atlanta each spring, the event has generated $9.7 million for the various foundations and charities supported by its coaches.
The Dodd Trophy Presented by PNC Bank is college football’s most coveted national coaching award. Named for legendary Georgia Tech coach Bobby Dodd, The Dodd Trophy annually honors the FBS football coach whose program represents three pillars of success: scholarship, leadership and integrity.
