Now that the college football regular season has come and gone and the conference champions have been crowned, the attention turns to the postseason with a loaded slate of bowl games set to grace our television sets this holiday season.

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What bowl games are playing out in college football on Thursday? Here's what you need to know, including start times, how to watch and scores:

CFP Quarterfinal at the Rose Bowl Game Presented by Prudential Rose Bowl (Pasadena, California) 5 p.m., ESPN CFP Quarterfinal at the Allstate Sugar Bowl Caesars Superdome (New Orleans) 8:45 p.m., ESPN CFP Semifinal at the Capital One Orange Bowl Hard Rock Stadium (Miami Gardens, Florida) 7:30 p.m., ESPN

The bowl games started on Dec. 14 with the Celebration Bowl where Jackson State beat South Carolina State 28-7 on Dec. 14 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta.

College football bowl season is one of the more exciting times because it offers unusual opportunities. Tracking opt-outs could be challenging, but we have you covered. We also have the ideal same-game parlay (SGP) for each of the three games on December 26.