CFP, ESPN ink 5-year, $1.7B deal to expand field, sources say
The College Football Playoff is doubling to 24 teams under a seismic $1.7 billion ESPN pact that scrapped conference championships and rewrote the season's DNA.
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The College Football Playoff is doubling to 24 teams under a seismic $1.7 billion ESPN pact that scrapped conference championships and rewrote the season's DNA.