ESPN’s CFP negotiations have reportedly been ‘tough sledding’

Published by Awful Announcing on October 1, 2026 at 4:00 PM ET

As an Oct. 9 deadline looms large, it appears that negotiations between ESPN and the College Football Playoff have been difficult. In September, CFP leadership formally opened a 30-day exclusive negotiating window with current rightsholder ESPN. It was the first official signal that playoff expansion was imminent. Now, with just over a week until that…

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