Bowl Games Schedule 2024-25: Dates, Times and Best Potential CFP Bracket Matchups

Tom Hauck/Getty ImagesThe 12-team College Football Playoff presents all sorts of new opportunities for the elite FBS college football programs.

Of course, the biggest draw is the larger field compared to the four-team playoff of previous seasons.

The 12-team playoff also begins on campus sits on December 20 and 21, so the No. 5-8 seeds get to host a rare mid-December contest.

With the way the bracket is shaping up, we could see SEC teams forced to travel north to play in below-freezing conditions to earn a spot in the quarterfinals.

The quarterfinals, semifinals and final are all played at neutral sites. The first quarterfinal takes place on December 31 in Arizona. The traditional New Years'…