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College Football TV Ratings: Rose Bowl draws historic viewership to lead CFP quarterfinals

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Despite two blowout results, the College Football Playoff quarterfinals still delivered from a TV ratings perspective. It was also a historic day for the Rose Bowl. Indiana’s resounding victory over Alabama led the charge on New Year’s Day. An average of 23.9 million peopled tuned to ESPN as the Hoosiers dominated the Crimson Tide, 38-3, […]

College Football TV Ratings: Pop-Tarts Bowl draws 8.7 million viewers as non-CFP viewership increases

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Through the first part of Bowl Season, ESPN has seen strong returns on its non-College Football Playoff games. The biggest one, of course, was the Pop-Tarts Bowl. An average of 8.7 million people tuned in for the game, which saw BYU take down Georgia Tech on ABC, ESPN announced. It’s the best viewership for the […]

Curt Cignetti contract clause takes effect after Indiana’s College Football Playoff semifinal berth

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… With Indiana’s resounding victory over Alabama in the Rose Bowl, Curt Cignetti triggered a bonus in his contract. But there’s another clause that took effect as the Hoosiers head to the College Football Playoff semifinals. Cignetti’s new eight-year, $93 million deal at Indiana – which the two sides announced in October 2025 – includes a […]

College Football TV Ratings: ESPN, ABC draw strong viewership for CFP 1st round

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… The second installment of the 12-team College Football Playoff brought more strong TV ratings for ESPN and ABC. All told, the first round averaged 9.9 million viewers across ESPN, ABC, TNT and truTV. Alabama’s victory at Oklahoma led the charge with 14.9 million viewers on average in the Friday slot. That just beat out Saturday’s […]

College Football TV Ratings: Army-Navy Game averages 7.84 million viewers

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Once again in its standalone window, America’s Game came down to the wire last week. Ultimately, Navy got a second straight victory over Army, and it became CBS’ most-watched college football game of the season. An average of 7.84 million people watched as Navy came away with the victory at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore. […]

Oregon WR Dakorien Moore signs NIL deal with Red Bull

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Oregon star freshman Dakorien Moore has inked an NIL deal with Red Bull, he announced via Instagram. Moore is just the latest college sports star to sign an NIL deal with the iconic drink brand. He now joins BYU men’s basketball’s AJ Dybantsa, South Carolina women’s basketball’s MiLaysia Fulwiley, Notre Dame women’s basketball’s Hannah Hidalgo, […]

College Football TV Ratings: Big Ten Championship draws record viewership, tops SEC

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Conference championship weekend brought plenty of storylines. Teams completed their College Football Playoff resumes, and the Big Ten emerged as the big TV ratings winner of the weekend. An average of 18.3 million people tuned to FOX as Indiana took down Ohio State at Lucas Oil Stadium. That made it the most-watched game of conference […]

College Football Playoff: ESPN announces broadcast teams for first-round CFP games

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… The College Football Playoff bracket is officially set, and the matchups are in place for the first round. ESPN has also announced the broadcast teams for the first-round games. This year marks the second for TNT’s coverage of the CFP. The network will air two first-round matchups as part of a sublicense deal with ESPN, […]

College Football TV Ratings: Top 10 most-watched games of Week 14

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… The final week of the regular season delivered plenty of rivalry flare. It was also an opportunity for networks to score more TV ratings wins to close out the college football campaign, and On3 is breaking down the most-watched games of Week 14. The Week 14 slate began on Thanksgiving with Navy vs. Memphis before […]

College Football TV Ratings: Ohio State vs. Michigan becomes most-watched game of 2025 season

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… In Week 14, Ohio State defeated Michigan in The Game for the first time in nearly 2,200 days. It also brought in huge TV ratings for FOX to cap off the college football regular season. Saturday’s game averaged 18.424 million viewers, FOX announced, making it the most-watched games of the year. It tops the previous […]

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