ESPN, College Football Playoff agree to six-year, $7.8B extension, Athletic says

Disney’s ESPN and the College Football Playoff have agreed to a six-year, $7.8B extension that will make the sports and entertainment network home to the 12-team college football tournament through the 2031-2032 season, The Athletic’s Andrew Marchand, Nicole Auerbach, Stewart Mandel and Chris Vannini report, citing sources briefed on the deal. The full pact’s completion still depends on CFP leaders finalizing details of the expanded 12-team format in the wake of the implosion of the Pac-12 conference, the authors note.