College Football Playoff

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Media

The College Football Playoff and ESPN are in “the midst of negotiations” to renew the network as the sole rights-holder for the premier college sports event as it expands from four to 12 teams.Acc
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Governance

Executive touts forthcoming enlarged field on eve of 2023 title game
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Media

ESPN posts year-over-year growth for pair of dramatic contests
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Events

The College Football Playoff board of managers agreed to begin the expanded 12-team playoff during the 2024-25 season after initially agreeing in September to expand the event in the 2026
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Events

The Rose Bowl relents on prior push for guarantee retaining its traditional New Year's Day timeslot
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Events

Potential early shift to 12-team format running into series of complications
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Events

Opposition softens toward new, 12-team format
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Events

Lack of consensus around specifics for change keeps four-team format in place
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Events

Open letter from college conference commissioner brings some of the private discussions about event expansion into public view
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Media

Championship game is most-watched program on American cable in two years
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Governance

Sharp divide remains regarding logistics of growth beyond four-team format
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Fan Engagement

Social media platform Twitter and ESPN are activating around the College Football Playoff championship game with the debut of Twitter Tribune, a newspaper lookalike featuring fan tweets that will be distributed …
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Events

Presence of undefeated Bearcats, not part of college football's blue bloods, likely to provide further impetus to expand championship event