The Orange Bowl and Cotton Bowl serve as the semifinal bowl games for the 2024-2025 NCAA football season. The winners will meet on Jan. 20 in the CFP National Championship. The December and early January bowl games certainly had their share of surprises,

College Football 25 sees the return of beloved modes like Dynasty and Road to Glory. Dynasty is an excellent return to form, with player recruitment more detailed than ever before. In Road to Glory, players juggle the priorities of college life, making decisions about when they should train, study, or work on their brand.

The Miami Hurricanes, who are three-time winners, will make a record seventh appearance in the Pop-Tarts Bowl. The 10-2 Hurricanes meet the 10-3 Iowa State Cyclones, who have lost on the two previous occasions that they have contested the 34-year-old game. Miami and Iowa State have never met before. Time: 3:30 p.m. ET/12:30 p.m. PT