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CFP Opens 30‑Day Negotiating Window With ESPN to Explore 24‑Team Playoff

The procedural step begins formal media bargaining that will determine revenue, game distribution and whether a larger field could start in 2027.

ACC Adopts New Data-Driven Tiebreaker for 2026 Football Championship

Game Simulations Put Miami Most Often in Playoff and Ohio State With Most Simulated Titles

CFP Locks Quarterfinal and Semifinal Dates Through 2031

College Football Playoff Reveals 2026–27 Calendar and Expanded TV Split with TNT

College Football Playoff Weighs 24 Teams After Meetings as SEC Holds Line on 16

CFP Sets Quarterfinal and Semifinal Dates, Bowl Hosts for 2026–27 and 2027–28

CFP to Stay at 12 in 2026 as G-6 Auto Bid Shifts to Highest-Ranked Team

College Football Playoff Stays at 12 Teams for 2026 After SEC–Big Ten Stalemate

After Rose Bowl Rout, Curt Cignetti’s Deal Enters Market Review as Indiana Adds Key Transfers

Bowl Slate Pauses With CFP Semifinals Set as NFL Week 18 Kicks Off Today

Weak CFP Quarterfinal Resale Prices Revive Push for On‑Campus Games

Calls Mount to Curb Group of Five Access After CFP Blowouts and Ratings Slide

Ole Miss–Tulane CFP Rematch Set for Dec. 20 in Oxford as Ticket Prices Climb and Rebels Heavily Favored

Notre Dame Left Out of CFP as AD Reveals MOU Assuring Future Top‑12 Berth

CFP Sets 12-Team Field With Indiana No. 1 as Miami, Alabama Grab Final Bids

Selection Sunday: Indiana Secures No. 1 as CFP Bracket Reveal Nears After Championship Shakeups

Ohio State Stays No. 1 in Fourth CFP Rankings as 12-Team Race Takes Shape

CFP Unveils First 2025 Rankings Tonight Under New Straight-Seeding Format

CFP Expansion Talks Yield No Deal as Leaders Lean Toward Staying at 12 for 2026