Category: CFB on ESPN

Media revenue gains from CFP expansion will be minimal on per-school basis

Media revenue gains from CFP expansion will be minimal on per-school basis

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… ESPN and the College Football Playoff have reached a “handshake agreement” on a new 24-team format for next season. And while money was certainly the driving force, schools likely won’t see much increase in their media distributions under the new deal. All told, ESPN is reportedly set to pay an additional $345 million for the…

Media revenue gains from CFP expansion will be minimal on per-school basis

Media revenue gains from CFP expansion will be minimal on per-school basis

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… ESPN and the College Football Playoff have reached a “handshake agreement” on a new 24-team format for next season. And while money was certainly the driving force, schools likely won’t see much increase in their media distributions under the new deal. All told, ESPN is reportedly set to pay an additional $345 million for the…

Media revenue gains from CFP expansion will be minimal on per-school basis

Media revenue gains from CFP expansion will be minimal on per-school basis

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… ESPN and the College Football Playoff have reached a “handshake agreement” on a new 24-team format for next season. And while money was certainly the driving force, schools likely won’t see much increase in their media distributions under the new deal. All told, ESPN is reportedly set to pay an additional $345 million for the…

Kirk Herbstreit shreds Notre Dame as ’embarrassment’ for weak schedule

Kirk Herbstreit shreds Notre Dame as ’embarrassment’ for weak schedule

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… If Notre Dame wants a shot at a big spot in the expanded College Football Playoff, Kirk Herbstreit believes it needs to build a better schedule. Herbstreit joined Mike Greenberg on ESPN’s Get Up Friday morning to discuss recent reports that the CFP will expand to 24 teams for the 2027 season. Herbstreit explained that his biggest concern…

Kirk Herbstreit shreds Notre Dame as ’embarrassment’ for weak schedule

Kirk Herbstreit shreds Notre Dame as ’embarrassment’ for weak schedule

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… If Notre Dame wants a shot at a big spot in the expanded College Football Playoff, Kirk Herbstreit believes it needs to build a better schedule. Herbstreit joined Mike Greenberg on ESPN’s Get Up Friday morning to discuss recent reports that the CFP will expand to 24 teams for the 2027 season. Herbstreit explained that his biggest concern…

CFP, ESPN ‘nearing deal’ on 24-team format to begin in 2027

CFP, ESPN ‘nearing deal’ on 24-team format to begin in 2027

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… The College Football Playoff appears to officially be expanding. According to a report by ESPN college football reporter Pete Thamel, the CFP “is nearing a deal to expand to 24 teams” for the 2027 season. A deal is “expected to come together in the near future, pending final approvals,” Thamel writes. Prior reports indicate that…

Dellenger: ESPN and CFP are ‘close’ to 24-team playoff deal, contrary to other reports

Dellenger: ESPN and CFP are ‘close’ to 24-team playoff deal, contrary to other reports

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… On Friday, College Football Playoff leadership, which comprises the 10 FBS conference commissioners plus Notre Dame AD Pete Bevacqua, sent a formal proposal on a 24-team playoff to ESPN for review. ESPN now has five business days to respond to the proposal, and if no deal is reached, the CFP can bring rights to the…

ESPN: ‘No one is expecting a financial windfall from a potential 24-team playoff’

ESPN: ‘No one is expecting a financial windfall from a potential 24-team playoff’

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Over the past year, the potential of a 24-team College Football Playoff has steadily moved closer to reality. Now, CFP leadership and ESPN are negotiating the specifics, and most insiders have already resigned themselves to the fact that doubling college football’s postseason seems inevitable. As with any change in college sports, money is the impetus.…

Report: 24-team CFP a ‘foregone conclusion’ as leaders negotiate with ESPN

Report: 24-team CFP a ‘foregone conclusion’ as leaders negotiate with ESPN

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… It seems as if a 24-team College Football Playoff is moving from likely to inevitable. According to a report by Yahoo Sports’ Ross Dellenger, the 24-team playoff is now seemingly a “foregone conclusion” as the sport’s leaders meet outside of Chicago to discuss logistics, including scheduling hurdles, for the expanded format. Earlier this month, CFP…

CFP triggers 30-day negotiating window with ESPN amid expansion consideration

CFP triggers 30-day negotiating window with ESPN amid expansion consideration

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… No one is saying the College Football Playoff is definitely expanding, but they’re certainly heading down that road. The latest sign came Tuesday, when College Football Playoff leaders decided to trigger a mandatory 30-day negotiating window with ESPN, according to Ross Dellenger of Yahoo Sports. “The move, if it happens, is not necessarily a commitment…