Report: CFP, ESPN sign 5-year, $1.7B deal expanding field to 24 teams

MIAMI GARDENS, FL - JANUARY 19: A detailed view of the trophy after the Indiana Hoosiers versus the Miami Hurricanes College Football Playoff National Championship Game Presented by AT&T on January 19, 2026, at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, FL.
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The College Football Playoff has agreed to a five-year, nearly $1.7-billion deal to expand the playoff field to 24 teams starting in 2027, sources told ESPN's Heather Dinich.

ESPN will remain the broadcast partner for the CFP under the new agreement.

The significant change to the CFP format will also result in the elimination of conference championship games among Power 4 leagues.

More to come.

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