ESPN And College Football Playoff Reach Extension Through 2031-32, Adding ABC Simulcast Of National Championship In 2026-27
deadline.comAs the College Football Playoff gets set to expand to 12 teams this fall, the postseason tournament has reached a nearly $8 billion extension with ESPN through the 2031-32 season.
Disney’s sports division and the CFP set a pair of media deals ensuring that ESPN remains the exclusive global rights holder through the 2031-32 season.
The extension had been expected, though other suitors expressed interest during the interval when the CFP was exploring alternatives to ESPN, which was its media partner when the playoff debuted at the end of the 2014-15 season.
ESPN will expand its current package for the final two years (through the 2025-26 season), adding all four of the new first-round games each year to ESPN’s existing New Year’s Six package, which will now be the CFP’s quarterfinals and semifinals.
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