Report: Tampa replaces Dallas for College Football Playoff National Championship in 2029

The 2029 College Football Playoff National Championship Game will be played in Tampa, according to Action Network’s Brett McMurphy. It replaces Dallas as the host site.

“Breaking: Tampa replaces Dallas to host Jan. 22, 2029 College Football Playoff title game, sources said,” McMurphy wrote on Twitter. “Other future national title sites, as I reported in May, remain Las Vegas (Jan. 25, 2027), New Orleans (Jan. 24, 2028) & Miami (Jan. 21, 2030). Tampa also hosted 2017 title game. Dallas couldn’t host in 2029 because of scheduling conflicts, sources said.”

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Monday night’s game takes place in Atlanta while the 2026 edition will be in Miami next calendar year. As McMurphy reported, Las Vegas and New Orleans remain intact before Tampa.

The College Football Playoff title game will return to Miami in 2030.

College Football Playoff getting changes?

A future host site isn’t the only change potentially on the docket. ACC commissioner Jim Phillips suggested a major change to the College Football Playoff and conference championship formats.

“Interesting idea ACC commish Jim Phillips brought up with a few of us: crown regular season conference champ and reward them w/ CFP AQ,” CBS Sports’ Brandon Marcello said via X. “On ‘championship’ weekend pit second and third place teams for a spot in the CFP.”

Change is likely coming to the CFP format either way. Expanding even further from 12 teams may occur as soon as 2026 when a fresh television deal is put in place. As of right now, the reported number sits at 14. Just one more guaranteed year of 12 teams remain.

Some out-of-the-box suggestions certainly will be presented until the format’s future is 100% decided. Phillips provided the latest, likely hoping to help get non-Big Ten/SEC conferences multiple teams into the field.