As College Football Playoffs expansion, there is now a need for more viewing options. ESPN has reached an agreement with TNT that will allow the latter the rights to broadcast two first-round games. ESPN owns the rights to CFP games.
The agreement is for five years and will be expanded in the coming years. TNT will add two quarterfinal games each year starting with the 2026 season through the 2028 season, ESPN reported. ESPN will continue to be the network for all other CFP games, including the annual national championship game.
ESPN will still pick the litter when it comes to selecting which games it wants to show. In all likelihood, ESPN will have a hard time passing up Ohio State when they get to the 12-team playoff, considering the numbers the Buckeyes draw in the standings. But still, if Ohio State were to get a lesser-named opponent, fans might be forced to tune in to TNT to watch the Bucks play.
ESPN and TNT Sports have reached a five-year agreement for TNT Sports to sublicense select College Football Playoff (CFP) games from ESPN, beginning with the upcoming college football season. TNT will feature two CFP first-round games during the 2024 and 2025 seasons.
-Bruce Feldman (@BruceFeldmanCFB) May 22, 2024
The first round of the College Football Playoff will take place December 20-21, with the higher-seeded team hosting the lower-seeded team. After that, the quarterfinals will take place on December 31st at the Fiesta Bowl and on January 1st at the Peach Bowl, Rose Bowl and Sugar Bowl. The semifinals will take place Jan. 9 at the Orange Bowl and Jan. 10 at the Cotton Bowl, with the championship game Jan. 20 in Atlanta.
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