2024-25 College Football Key Dates: CFP, bowls, transfer portal, recruiting calendar, visits, commitment dates

A guide to the FBS & FCS calendar

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This page shows the most important college football in-season and offseason dates with transfer portal and recruiting calendars, in addition to upcoming QB visits and commitments. This takes you from May 1, 2024 through July 31, 2025.

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2024-25 Key Dates

College Football

• Late July/Early August, 2024: Fall Camp.

• Aug. 24, 2024: FBS & FCS Regular Seasons Start.

• Oct. 1, 2024-April 25, 2025: Grad Transfer Transfer Window

• Nov. 5, 2024: College Football Playoff Rankings.

• Nov. 12, 2024: College Football Playoff Rankings.

• Nov. 19, 2024: College Football Playoff Rankings.

• Nov. 23, 2024: FCS Regular Season Ends.

• Nov. 24, 2024: FCS Playoffs Selection Sunday.

• Nov. 26, 2024: College Football Playoff Rankings.

• Nov. 30, 2024: FBS Regular Season Ends.

• Nov. 30, 2024: FCS Playoffs First Round.

• Dec. 3, 2024: College Football Playoff Rankings.

• Dec. 6-7, 2024: Conference Championships.

• Dec. 7, 2024: FCS Playoffs Second Round.

• Dec. 8, 2024: College Football Playoff Selection Sunday.

• Dec. 13-14, 2024: FCS Playoffs Quarterfinal.

• Dec. 14, 2024: Army-Navy Game.

• Dec. 14, 2024: Bowl Season Starts.

• Dec. 20-21, 2024: CFP First Round, FCS Playoffs Semifinal.

• Dec. 31, 2024-Jan. 1, 2025: CFP Quarterfinal.

• Jan. 4, 2025: Bowl Season Ends.

• Jan. 6, 2025: FCS Playoffs National Championship.

• Jan. 9-10, 2025: CFP Semifinal.

• Mid-January 2025: NFL Draft Early Entry Deadline.

• Jan. 20, 2025: CFP National Championship.

• January-May, 2025: Spring Practices.

Recruiting & Transfer Portal

• May 25, 2024: FBS & FCS Contact Period Ends.

• May 26-29, 2024: FBS & FCS Dead Period.

• May 30-June 23, 2024: FBS Quiet Period.

• May 30-July 31, 2024: FCS Quiet Period.

• June 24-July 24, 2024: FBS Dead Period.

• July 25-31, 2024: FBS Quiet Period.

• Aug. 1-31, 2024: FBS & FCS Dead Period (There’s a quiet period 48 hours before a home contest (on the institution’s campus or in a facility normally used for its home games) that occurs in August or on Sept. 1 or 2 through 48 hours after the conclusion of the contest).

• Sept. 1-Dec. 1, 2024: FBS & FCS Evaluation Period.

• Dec. 2-8, 2024: FBS Dead Period.

• Dec. 2-5, 2024: FCS Dead Period.

• Dec. 4-6, 2024: Early Signing Period.

• Dec. 4, 2024-Jan. 15, 2025: Midyear Juco Transfer Signing Period.

• Dec. 6-19, 2024: FCS Contact Period.

• Dec. 9-28, 2024: Transfer Portal Window.

• Dec. 9-22, 2024: FBS Quiet Period.

• Dec. 20-22, 2024: FCS Quiet Period.

• Dec. 23, 2024 - Jan. 5, 2025: FBS & FCS Dead Period (Jan. 1-5: quiet period for two- and four-year college transfer prospective student-athletes who intend to enroll midyear).

• Jan. 6-11, 2025: FBS & FCS Contact Period.

• Jan. 12, 2025: FBS & FCS Quiet Period.

• Jan. 13-15, 2025: FBS & FCS Dead Period.

• Jan. 16-Feb. 1, 2025: FBS & FCS Contact Period.

• Feb. 1, 2025: SEC Intraconference Transfer Portal Entry Deadline.

• Feb. 2, 2025: FBS & FCS Quiet Period.

• Feb. 3-March 2, 2025: FBS & FCS Dead Period (For National Service Academies, Feb. 7 through March 2 shall be a quiet period).

• Feb. 5-April 1, 2025: Regular Signing Period.

• March 3-April 14, 2025: FBS & FCS Quiet Period.

• April 15-May 24, 2025: FBS & FCS Contact Period.

• April 16-25, 2025: Transfer Portal Window.

• May 25-28, 2025: FBS & FCS Dead Period.

• May 29-June 22, 2025: FBS Quiet Period.

• May 29-July 31, 2025: FCS Quiet Period.

• June 23-July 31, 2025: FBS Dead Period.

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Every upcoming QB visit comes from somebody involved in that player’s recruitment. Official visits are in bold.

Thursday, October 10, 2024

• FBS Game Day!

Evaluation Period (FBS & FCS - Thru Dec. 1): An evaluation period is that period of time when it is permissible for authorized athletics department staff members to be involved in off-campus activities designed to assess the academic qualifications and playing ability of prospective student-athletes. No in-person, off-campus recruiting contacts shall be made with the prospective student-athlete during an evaluation period.

Friday, October 11, 2024

• FBS Game Day!

• FCS Game Day!

Evaluation Period (FBS & FCS - Thru Dec. 1): An evaluation period is that period of time when it is permissible for authorized athletics department staff members to be involved in off-campus activities designed to assess the academic qualifications and playing ability of prospective student-athletes. No in-person, off-campus recruiting contacts shall be made with the prospective student-athlete during an evaluation period.

Saturday, October 12, 2024

• FBS Game Day!

• FCS Game Day!

Evaluation Period (FBS & FCS - Thru Dec. 1): An evaluation period is that period of time when it is permissible for authorized athletics department staff members to be involved in off-campus activities designed to assess the academic qualifications and playing ability of prospective student-athletes. No in-person, off-campus recruiting contacts shall be made with the prospective student-athlete during an evaluation period.