The Rose Bowl management committee wants to keep its traditional date and time of Jan. 1 at 5 p.m. ET for all future games as Division I-FCS college football transitions to a 12-team playoff long term, and College Football Playoff commissioners are considering that request, per Yahoo Sports' Ross Dellenger.
The 2024 and 2025 College Football Playoff slates have already been scheduled, and the Rose Bowl is slotted in at the traditional date and time as a quarterfinal matchup.
The question is whether that happen in 2026 and beyond, which would in essence place the Rose Bowl as a de-facto permanent quarterfinal matchup in the 12-team playoff.