Orange Bowl 2025 Dates. The cotton bowl will host (8) ohio state and (5) texas, while (6) penn state and (7) notre dame will travel to the orange bowl with a spot in the national championship game on. Here's a look at this season's games (all times et).

Under the new format, the orange bowl will serve as a semifinal site for the 2024 season and host a quarterfinal game for the 2025 season. 7 seed notre dame in the playoff semifinal at the capital one orange bowl on thursday, january 9 at 7:30 p.m.