College Football Playoff first round preview with Before the Snap
Before the Snap breaks down key matchups and storylines for the College Football Playoff first round.
The 2025 College Football Playoff kicked off on Friday, Dec. 19, and continues with a triple header on Saturday, Dec. 20.
ESPN’s “College GameDay” is on site for the first of the three games on Dec. 20 in College Station, Texas, for the matchup between No. 7 Texas A&M (11-1) and No. 10 Miami (10-2). The three-hour pregame show featuring Rece Davis, Nick Saban, Pat McAfee, Desmond Howard and Kirk Herbstreit, will preview the College Football Playoff tripleheader, with the show starting at 9 a.m. ET, leading up to kickoff.
The winner will face No. 2 Ohio State in the quarterfinals.
The Aggies and Hurricanes are scheduled for an 12 p.m. ET kickoff. Texas A&M’s lone loss this year was a loss to rival Texas in the regular season finale. Meanwhile, Miami lost two games to Louisville and SMU by a combined nine points.
Miami won the last matchup between the two programs on Sept. 9, 2023, 48-33, over Texas A&M in Miami Gardens, Florida. In the last matchup in College Station, the Aggies defeated the Hurricanes, 17-9, on Sept. 17, 2022.
Here’s what to know about “College GameDay” on Dec. 20, as the pregame show is headed to College Station for the big-time matchup.
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Where is ‘College GameDay’ location this week?
- Location: College Station, Texas
- Time: 9 a.m. ET (10 a.m. local time)
“College GameDay” will air live from 9 a.m. to noon ET from College Station, Texas, ahead of the Texas A&M-Miami first-round matchup in the CFP. It’s the first time the show has visited College Station since Nov. 30, when the Aggies hosted the rival Texas.
The show aired live in Norman, Oklahoma, ahead of Oklahoma vs. Alabama in the first round of the CFP on Friday, Dec. 19.
How to watch ‘College GameDay’ today? TV schedule, streaming
ESPN’s “College GameDay” will air live on ESPN, with streaming options available on the ESPN app or Fubo, which offers a free trial.
‘College GameDay’ schedule on ESPN
Here’s a full look at where “College GameDay” has traveled in 2025.
- Week 1: Texas at Ohio State (Columbus, Ohio)
- Week 3: Georgia at Tennessee (Knoxville, Tennessee)
- Week 4: Florida at Miami (Miami Gardens, Florida)
- Week 5: Oregon at Penn State (State College, Pennsylvania)
- Week 6: Vanderbilt at Alabama (Tuscaloosa, Alabama)
- Week 7: Indiana at Oregon (Eugene, Oregon)
- Week 8: Ole Miss at Georgia (Athens, Georgia)
- Week 9: Missouri at Vanderbilt (Nashville, Tennessee)
- Week 10: Cincinnati at Utah (Salt Lake City)
- Week 11: BYU at Texas Tech (Lubbock, Texas)
- Week 12: Notre Dame at Pitt (Pittsburgh)
- Week 13: USC at Oregon (Eugene, Oregon)
- Week 14: Ohio State at Michigan (Ann Arbor, Michigan)
- Week 15: Georgia vs. Alabama (SEC championship game in Atlanta)
- CFP first round: Oklahoma vs. Alabama (Norman, Oklahoma) and Texas A&M vs. Miami (College Station, Texas)
Who is ‘College GameDay’ guest picker today?
2012 Heisman Trophy winner Johnny Manziel is the guest picker for Texas A&M vs. Miami. This marks Manziel’s second appearance as a guest picker. He also held the honors during the Aggies’ 2024 Week 1 matchup vs. Notre Dame.
Meanwhile, on Dec. 19, Oklahoma legend Brian Bosworth served as the celebrity guest picker for Oklahoma vs. Alabama.
