No. 7 Texas A&M vs. No. 10 Miami: How to watch CFP Round 1 for free
· New York PostRound one of the 2025 College Football Playoff continues today, Dec. 20, after the Alabama Crimson Tide rallied past the Oklahoma Sooners to become the first team to advance last night.
Today’s first game will feature the CFP debut of both the Miami Hurricanes and the Texas A&M Aggies. Both teams are going into today’s game with significant title droughts; the Hurricanes last won in 2001, while the Aggies haven’t won a national title since 1939.
The Hurricanes secured their spot in this year’s playoff over Notre Dame, thanks to their season opening 27-24 win over the Fighting Irish. They’d go on to win 10 games in the regular season, dropping two.
At 11-1, the Aggies had their perfect season spoiled in the final game of the regular season with a 27-17 loss to rival Texas.
Texas A and M vs. Miami: what to know
- When: Dec. 20, 12 p.m. ET
- Where: Kyle Field (College Station, Texas)
- Channel: ESPN
- Streaming: DIRECTV (try it free)
The winner of today’s game will move onto the Cotton Bowl against defending national champs Ohio State on Dec. 31.
Here’s everything you need to know to watch Texas A&M take on Miami on ESPN for free.
Miami vs. Texas A&M start time:
Today’s (Dec. 20) Miami vs. Texas A&M is scheduled to kick off at 12 p.m. ET.
How to watch Miami vs. Texas A&M:
If you don’t have cable, you’ll need a live TV streaming service to stream the Miami vs. Texas A&M game for free.
DIRECTV is our top pick for watching college football live for free — its five-day free trial includes ESPN (plus many of the other channels you’ll need for the NCAA season). When the trial is over, you’ll pay as low as $49.99/month and gain access to over 90 live channels.
If you aren’t ready to commit to a full-on subscription, you can try a Sling Orange 1-Day Pass. Priced at $4.99, you’ll get 24 hours of access to all Sling TV Orange has to offer, including ESPN. Sling also offers 3-Day and 7-Day passes for its Orange plan.
College Football Playoff 2025-26 key dates
- First round (Dec. 19-20)
Quarterfinals (Dec. 31 and Jan. 1)
- Cotton Bowl (Dec. 31, 7:30 p.m. ET) – TBD vs. No. 2 Ohio State
- Orange Bowl (Jan. 1, 12 p.m.) – TBD vs. No. 4 Texas Tech
- Rose Bowl (Jan. 1, 4 p.m.) – No. 9 Alabama vs. No. 1 Indiana
- Sugar Bowl (Jan. 1, 8 p.m.) – TBD vs. No. 3 Georgia
Semifinals (Jan. 8-9)
- Fiesta Bowl (Jan. 8, 7:30 p.m.)
- Peach Bowl (Jan. 9, 7:30 p.m.)
- National Championship (Jan. 19, 7:30 p.m.)
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