The College Football Playoff is the main attraction of the college football postseason, but there are a handful of other fascinating matchups in regular bowl games.

The 2025–26 season features 41 bowl games, including four college football playoff first round games, four quarterfinals, two semifinals, and the national championship on Monday, Jan 19.

Notre Dame is scheduled to return to play on Sept. 6, when it will open '26 against Wisconsin in Green Bay, Wisc. This article was originally published on www.si.com as Notre Dame AD Shares Whether Fighting Irish Will Continue Going to Bowl Games.

New Auburn Tigers head coach Alex Golesh thinks it was "unrealistic" for his team to get ready to play a bowl game.