The penultimate day of 2025 will bring a tripleheader of bowl games Tuesday, Dec. 30. The action begins at 2 p.m. ET with the Independence Bowl between Coastal Carolina and Louisiana Tech. With identical 8-4 records, Tennessee and Illinois will face off at 5:30 p.m. ET in the Music City Bowl.

The 2025-26 college football bowl schedule has seen a dozen games plus the CFP first round completed, and the action will continue on Friday with three bowl games. Northwestern is -10.5 against Central Michigan in the GameAbove Sports Bowl,

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