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College Football Playoff doubles up, expands to 24 teams beginning next season
ESPN secured expanded rights as the playoff adds 11 games and gives the top eight seeds first-round byes.
- The College Football Playoff and ESPN finalized a five-year, nearly $1.7 billion agreement on Monday to expand the postseason tournament to 24 teams beginning in 2027.
- Big Ten Commissioner Tony Petitti drove the 24-team model and accepted the trade-off months ago; the agreement eliminates lucrative Power Four conference championship games to enable the expanded format.
- ESPN will pay an average of $345 million annually for the new inventory, while the 24-team field includes 19 at-large bids, the Power Four champions, and the highest-ranked Group of 6 team.
- Selection Day is set for November 28, 2027, and the national championship remains January 24, 2028; the Army-Navy game moves to the first weekend in December.
- Mississippi State president Mark Keenum, chair of the CFP board, said opening the playoff to more programs is "great for college football," though administrators may later debate alterations to the format.
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ESPN, College Football Playoff officially announce expansion to 24 teams
Credit: Maria Lysaker-Imagn ImagesESPN and the College Football Playoff officially announced on Monday a five-year, $1.7 billion per year deal that will see the event expand to 24 teams beginning next season. The deal, which runs through the 2031-32 season, was expected to be finalized soon after reports indicated the two sides were closing in on an agreement last month. The financial terms of the agreement are in line with what was initially re…
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