College Football Playoff will double in size to 24 teams starting next year
ESPN has renewed its rights deal with the College Football Playoff through 2032, with an expanded 24-team format set to take effect next season.
Key points
- Power Four conference title games to be eliminated Five teams will auto-qualify with rest picked by panel The College Football Playoff will double in size to 24 teams beginning next year, bringing an end to a three-decade era of conference title games that were among the marquee events of the season.
- Barely a decade into its existence, the CFP has bumped up ratings and excitement around the sport, but its initial 4-team setup has grown exponentially and will once again reshape the […].
Terms were not announced, though ESPN said it was a deal for five years and an additional $1.7bn, on top of the $7.8bn contract that runs through the 2031 season.
College leaders announced the new format Monday, after ESPN agreed to rework its contract to add the 11 new games.
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