College Football Playoff Expands to 24 Teams, Ditches Tradition
A new format announced by college leaders will double the playoff field, drop conference championship games, and bring a multibillion‑dollar ESPN deal.
College leaders announced on Monday that the playoff will expand from 12 to 24 teams starting next year, a change that will reshape the season.
The expansion also eliminates the Power Four conference championship games, ending a three‑decade era of conference title contests.
ESPN has agreed to rework its contract to add 11 new games under a five‑year deal reported by Fox News to be worth nearly $1.7 billion, a figure also noted by The Guardian alongside the existing $7.8 billion agreement through 2031.
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Fox News
College football sells another piece of its soul with CFP officially expanding to 24 teams
The College Football Playoff expands to 24 teams under a five-year ESPN deal worth nearly $1.7 billion, ending conference championship games.
Read the original →The Guardian
College Football Playoff will double in size to 24 teams starting next year
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 used to be among the marquee events of the season. College leaders announced the new format Monday, after ESPN agreed to rework its contract to add the 11 new games. 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. Continue…
Read the original →NBC News
College Football Playoff is expanding to 24 teams in 2027
The College Football Playoff is expanding once again.
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Facts this version was allowed to use
- The College Football Playoff will expand from 12 to 24 teams starting next year.
- Power Four conference championship games will be eliminated.
- The expansion is five teams auto-qualifying, with the rest picked by a panel.
- College leaders announced the new format on Monday.
- ESPN agreed to rework its contract to add 11 new games.
- Fox News reported the expansion is under a five-year ESPN deal worth nearly $1.7 billion.
- The Guardian reported the deal is for five years and an additional $1.7 billion, on top of the $7.8 billion contract that runs through the 2031 season.
- The new format begins next year.
- The expansion ends a three-decade era of conference title games.
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