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TNT will begin airing College Football Playoff games through sublicense with ESPN

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy TNT Sports will begin airing College Football Playoff games this upcoming season through a sublicense with ESPN. ESPN's $7.8 billion deal with the College Football Playoff, which was announced in March, allowed it to sublicense games to other networks. ESPN has carried the College Football Playoff since it started in the 2014 season.

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

ESPN pleased with 1st season of expanded College Football Playoff as it looks to the future

Associated Press

The inaugural season of the 12-team College Football Playoff had its share of highlights and criticisms from fans and the media. The 11 College Football Playoff games averaged 15.6 million viewers according to Nielsen, as audiences increased during each round. According to ESPN, viewers consumed nearly 36 billion minutes of live coverage, a 63% increase over last year’s seven-game slate …

2 months, 1 week ago

The College Football Playoff, scourge of bowl games? If anything, viewership has never been higher

New York Times

On Saturday, Dec. 28, Miami quarterback Cam Ward made the unusual decision to sit out the second half of the Pop-Tarts Bowl. Despite the loss, everyone won GO DEEPER Miami's Cam Ward sets D-I TD pass record, sits after halftime in bowl loss That pair, and others like it, became part of a notable trend in the 2024-25 bowl season: …

2 months, 2 weeks ago

What’s next for the bowls? How the non-Playoff postseason is bracing for the future

New York Times

For 70 Football Bowl Subdivision teams, the 2024 season concludes with a bowl game not attached to the 12-team College Football Playoff. “People love watching bowl games,” said Carparelli, the executive director of Bowl Season, which is an advocacy body for college football’s postseason games. “I can’t speak for two years from now, ’26 and beyond, just how many games …

2 months, 3 weeks ago

Saturday Sports: College and professional football games to watch

NPR

Saturday Sports: College and professional football games to watch SCOTT SIMON, HOST: And whatever else might be happening in a busy week and busy times, we get to say, and now it's time for sports. You wouldn't know it, though, if you heard Indiana coach Curt Cignetti on the pregame show yesterday, where he said, and I quote, "we don't …

2 months, 3 weeks ago

12-team college football playoff arrives after 100 years, a few billion dollars and many detours

Associated Press

It took more than 100 years, a few billion dollars and the cold, hard realization that you can’t fight progress forever. The first 12-team College Football Playoff kicks off Friday and Saturday with four first-round games on campuses steeped in gridiron tradition: Texas, Penn State, Notre Dame and Ohio State. A deal struck decades ago as part of the NFL’s …

2 months, 3 weeks ago

12-team college football playoff arrives after 100 years, a few billion dollars and many detours

The Independent

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The first 12-team College Football Playoff kicks off …

3 months, 1 week ago

What are the matchups in the College Football Playoff?

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! 7 seed Notre Dame, Dec. 20, 8 p.m. BetMGM College Football Odds: Notre Dame by 8.5. 6 seed Penn State, Dec. 21, noon BetMGM College Football Odds: Penn State by 8.5. 5 seed Texas, Dec. 21, 4 p.m. BetMGM College Football Odds: Texas by 10.5. 8 …

3 months, 1 week ago

College Football Playoff’s first 12-team bracket is set with Oregon No. 1 and SMU in, Alabama out

Associated Press

The new, 12-team College Football Playoff brings with it a promise to be bigger, more exciting, more lucrative. Alabama comes up short in the bracket’s biggest debate Share Share Copy Link copied Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn Pinterest Flipboard Print The Big Ten will lead the way with four teams in the tournament, followed by the SEC with three and …

3 months, 1 week ago

College football bowl watch guide: Schedule, odds and most interesting matchups

New York Times

With conference championships all wrapped up, the inaugural 12-team College Football Playoff is finally upon us and every bowl game is set for the next month. ET on ESPN2 at Caesars Superdome Friday, Dec. 20 Noon ET on ESPN at Camping World Stadium Gasparilla Bowl: Tulane vs. Florida 3:30 p.m. ET on ESPN at Albertsons Stadium Tuesday, Dec. 24 Hawai’i …

3 months, 2 weeks ago

College Football Playoff odds stock watch: The rise of Tennessee and fall of Miami

New York Times

Editor’s note: This article is part of the College Football Stock Watch series, breaking down which teams are rising and falling in the Playoff race. And when one or two of the top teams in the country fall, that means others rise in the College Football Playoff race. Neutral The “neutral” label may be surprising to some, but Ohio State …

3 months, 2 weeks ago

Thanksgiving Weekend Sports Guide: Your roadmap to NFL matchups, with other games, times and odds

Associated Press

The long sports-filled Thanksgiving weekend is a time when many Americans enjoy gathering with friends and family for good food, good company and hopefully not too much political conversation. Battle 4 Atlantis championship, 5:30 p.m., ESPN: One of the premier early season tournaments, the eight-team field includes No. Oklahoma City at Los Angeles Lakers, 10 p.m., ESPN: The Thunder look …

3 months, 2 weeks ago

Sports betting roundup: Football week produces upsets in college and late deciders in NFL

Associated Press

From college football upsets on Saturday to last-minute deciders in the NFL on Sunday, it was quite a week. Here’s a look at the action, using data from the BetMGM Sportsbook: Trends of the Week While there were plenty of upsets in college football, the NFL saw popular favorites win and cover. The AP Top 25 college football poll is …

3 months, 3 weeks ago

Chase for spots in SEC championship game still up for grabs with two games left in regular season

Associated Press

COLLEGE STATION, Texas — With two games left in the regular season, No. “There’s been no time ever where Texas A&M has been in the SEC, in the last two games controlled their own destiny to go to Atlanta. It’s the opportunity that you’ve trained for.” But a loss would create more chaos in an already tight race that could …

4 months, 1 week ago

College football Week 11 odds, picks against the spread: Ole Miss-Georgia, Alabama-LSU and more

New York Times

The initial College Football Playoff rankings have been released, and several games on the Week 11 slate will significantly impact the eventual 12-team field. 16 Ole Miss 3:30 p.m. on Fubo, ABC The big change with the expanded playoff in college football isn’t that it cheapened the regular season. So it’s pretty simple — win on Saturday night to keep …

4 months, 1 week ago

First College Football Playoff Rankings Set for Reveal

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 college football poll is released each week throughout the season, and the first set of rankings will determine the 12 teams that will participate in the first round of the playoffs. Oregon, currently ranked number one, will be the top seed in the poll, while Miami, BYU, and Indiana are also undefeated and ranked in the …

4 months, 3 weeks ago

ABC dominates college football ratings as $300 million SEC deal pays off

New York Times

On Saturday, ABC will air a highly anticipated SEC doubleheader: No. The network shifted the league’s best game each week to its prime-time window, boosting the average viewership of its Saturday Night Football franchise to 6.47 million, up 87.6 percent from last season’s first seven weeks. To have that in the middle of the season speaks to how the new …

5 months, 1 week ago

SEC, Big Ten leaders mulling future of fast-changing college sports

The Independent

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Among the talking points when an advisory group …

5 months, 3 weeks ago

College football Week 4: As conference play ramps up, more mismatches are on the slate for top teams

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! We aren’t quite in the throes of conference play as the first month of the college football season winds down. Utah hopes to have quarterback Cam Rising back, though true freshman Isaac Wilson filled in admirably against Utah State last week in his first start. USC …

6 months, 2 weeks ago

College football Week 1: Race for the 12 playoff spots is on with Clemson-Georgia topping schedule

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! College football season begins in earnest this week with a full slate of games highlighted by three Top 25 matchups. The Seminoles’ 24-21 loss to Georgia Tech last week as a double-digit favorite dropped their odds of getting picked this year from 3-2 to 5-1, according …

6 months, 3 weeks ago

Coast-to-coast conferences and expanded playoff mark a season of change in college football

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! College Football Playoff The expanded playoff will be spread over a month beginning Dec. 20-21 and could require the last two teams standing to play an unprecedented 17 games. The 12 playoff teams will be the five conference champions ranked highest by the CFP selection committee, …

7 months ago

The confused college football fan’s guide to the many changes for 2024 season

New York Times

Hello, and welcome to my news conference to preview the 2024 college football season. To ask the questions, I’ve assembled a room full of college football fans who fell asleep somewhere around the end of 2019 and woke up at some point this weekend. GO DEEPER ‘All hell broke loose’: The chaotic final days that shook the Pac-12 and college …

7 months, 3 weeks ago

EA Sports College Football 25, among most anticipated sports video games in history, hits the market

The Independent

7 months, 3 weeks ago

EA Sports College Football 25, among most anticipated sports video games in history, hits the market

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! EA Sports College Football 25, among the most highly anticipated sports video games of all time, has flooded the market as gamers who waited more than a decade for the franchise’s next installment rush to play. “To say we’ve been blown away by the excitement, energy …

9 months, 1 week ago

Expanded College Football Playoff will begin with 1st-round game on Dec. 20 in prime time

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! The first year of the 12-team College Football Playoff will kick off with a first-round game on Dec. 20 and conclude with the title game one month later in Atlanta. ABC and ESPN will televise games on Friday and Saturday night with an 8 p.m. EST …

9 months, 3 weeks ago

TNT will begin airing College Football Playoff games through sublicense with ESPN

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! TNT Sports will begin airing College Football Playoff games this upcoming season through a sublicense with ESPN. “When we look at the landscape and what can really bring in massive levels of audience that is in the popular culture and must watch, the College Football Playoff …

9 months, 3 weeks ago

New Big Ten schools will make at least 1 appearance on Fox’s Friday night college football package

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! LOS ANGELES — Each of the Big Ten Conference’s new West Coast schools will make at least one appearance this coming season on Fox Sports’ “College Football Friday” package. Washington — which got to the College Football Playoff title game before losing to Michigan — visits …

9 months, 3 weeks ago

TNT Sports adds College Football Playoff games in 5-year sub-licensing deal with ESPN

New York Times

TNT Sports is adding College Football Playoff games starting this season as part of a five-year sub-licensing agreement with ESPN, according to executives briefed on the discussions. The deal will see Warner Bros. Discovery’s TNT Sports and HBO Max show two first-round games over the first two seasons of the contract. While TNT’s future partnership with the NBA is in …

11 months, 3 weeks ago

ESPN will remain the home of the College Football Playoff through 2031 under $7.8 billion deal

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! The College Football Playoff and ESPN announced a $7.8 billion deal Tuesday that will give the network exclusive rights to the expanded postseason through the 2031 season, with the national championship game moving to ABC starting in 2026. “It’s a significant day for the CFP and …

11 months, 3 weeks ago

College Football Playoff finalizes agreement giving ESPN exclusive rights through 2031-32

New York Times

ESPN and the College Football Playoff on Tuesday announced a finalized agreement granting the network exclusive rights through the 2031-32 season. Two seasons remain on ESPN’s original 12-year deal for the New Year’s Six bowls and national championship game. ESPN, which to this point has aired all CFP games on its flagship cable network, said it will move the national …

1 year ago

College Football Playoff moving toward agreement between conferences needed to complete ESPN deal

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! The College Football Playoff is moving toward a revenue-sharing agreement among participating conferences that is needed in order to finalize a new media rights contact with ESPN. Conference officials were meeting separately this week with their schools to consider a deal that would commit them to …

1 year ago

How the 12-team College Football Playoff will work

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! The 12-team College Football Playoff is 10 months away from kicking off and the format for it has finally been locked in. University presidents who make up the CFP Board of Managers unanimously approved one last tweak to increase the number of at-large bids from six …

1 year, 1 month ago

ESPN, College Football Playoff agree on 6-year deal worth $1.3 billion annually, AP sources say

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! ESPN and the College Football Playoff have agreed to a six-year deal worth $1.3 billion annually that allows the network to keep exclusive rights to the 12-team playoff through the 2031 season, two people with knowledge of the agreement told The Associated Press. ESPN was first …

1 year, 2 months ago

College Football Playoff delays tweaking 12-team format to decrease spots reserved for league champs

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! The College Football Playoff delayed reducing the number of spots reserved for conference champions from six to five in the upcoming 12-team format on Monday, though the change is expected to be in place next season. For now, the playoff format for the next two years …

1 year, 2 months ago

How to watch Michigan vs. Washington in national championship: Channel, time, streaming

The Independent

1 year, 2 months ago

How to watch Michigan vs. Washington in national championship: Channel, time, streaming

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! Washington plays Michigan in the College Football Playoff championship game on Monday, with the Huskies looking for their first national title since 1991 and the Wolverines going for their first since 1997. Washington quarterback Michael Penix Jr. is the Heisman Trophy runner-up and the first player …

1 year, 2 months ago

How to watch the Citrus Bowl game: Iowa Hawkeyes vs. Tennessee Volunteers livestream options, kickoff time

CBS News

We may receive commissions from some links to products on this page. How to watch the Citrus Bowl game without cable Watching the Iowa Hawkeyes vs. Tennessee Volunteers Citrus Bowl game has never been easier, whether you're watching on a TV or mobile device thanks to Sling TV, an easy and inexpensive way to stream the game. Cure Bowl: Miami …

1 year, 2 months ago

How to watch the Liberty Flames vs. Oregon Ducks game: Fiesta Bowl livestream options, kickoff time

CBS News

We may receive commissions from some links to products on this page. How to watch the Fiesta Bowl game without cable Watching the Liberty Flames vs. Oregon Ducks Fiesta Bowl game has never been easier, whether you're watching on a TV or mobile device thanks to Sling TV, an easy and inexpensive way to stream the game on ESPN. Check …

1 year, 2 months ago

How to watch Michigan vs. Alabama in Rose Bowl: Start time, channel, livestream

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! 4 seed Alabama meet in the Rose Bowl, a College Football Playoff semifinal game. Alabama has won 11 straight games since a loss to Texas, including a Southeastern Conference championship game victory over Georgia, winner of the past two national titles. Here’s how to watch Michigan …

1 year, 2 months ago

College football postseason changes have all but ended the chances of a split national championship

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! “Much like the selection process itself, the exercise is who, in my judgment, is the best team.” In reality, though, the current state of college football’s postseason all but renders the conversation moot. In that regard, well, I’ll factor it in,” Matt Brown from the The …

1 year, 2 months ago

Sports on TV for December 25 - 31

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! Adv23 Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Monday, December 25 NBA BASKETBALL 12 p.m. ESPN — Milwaukee at New York 2:30 p.m. ABC — Golden State at Denver ESPN — Golden State at Denver 5 p.m. ABC — Boston at LA Lakers ESPN — Boston …

1 year, 2 months ago

Sports on TV for December 25 - 31

Associated Press

1 year, 3 months ago

Transfer portal chaos is overwhelming the college football calendar — and it’s going to get worse

New York Times

College football’s calendar offers a uniquely chaotic challenge. GO DEEPER Tracking the transfer QB market: Best players available, decisions to watch College football is not a pro sport, no matter how much more it resembles one by the day. The day that does still have juice happened Monday when a flood of big-name quarterbacks highlighted the opening of the portal, …

1 year, 3 months ago

College football bowl season 2023-24 schedule: Matchups, odds, times for all 41 games

New York Times

The college football postseason is set. 4 spot Myrtle Beach Bowl Saturday, Dec. 16, 11 a.m. on ESPN New Orleans Bowl Jacksonville State vs. Louisiana Saturday, Dec. 16, 2:15 p.m. on ESPN Cure Bowl Miami vs. App State Saturday, Dec. 16, 3:30 p.m. on ABC New Mexico Bowl Saturday, Dec. 16, 5:45 p.m. on ESPN LA Bowl Saturday, Dec. 16, …

1 year, 4 months ago

College football bowl projections: No change in the College Football Playoff … yet

New York Times

Barring a flurry of upsets, the pool of 6-6 teams is shallower this year than ever before. The fine print: *Replacement for a conference without enough eligible teams ** Projected 5-7 team New Year's Six BOWL DATE TEAMS LOCATION TIME Cotton Dec. 29 Alabama vs. Oklahoma State Arlington, Tex. 8 p.m. Peach Dec. 30 Missouri vs. Tulane Atlanta Noon Orange …

1 year, 5 months ago

How to watch today's Miami Hurricanes vs. North Carolina Tar Heels game: Starting time, livestream options

CBS News

We may receive commissions from some links to products on this page. The Hurricanes are now 5-1 after last week's heartbreaking loss to Georgia Tech, a Mario Cristobal last-minute coaching snafu to blame for the Hurricanes first loss of the 2023 NCAA college football season. When is the Miami Hurricanes vs. North Carolina Tar Heels game? How to watch the …

1 year, 5 months ago

How to watch today's USC Trojans vs. Notre Dame Fighting Irish game: Livestream options, starting time

CBS News

We may receive commissions from some links to products on this page. In Week 7 of the 2023 NCAA college football season, the Fighting Irish might catch a break by way of temperatures in the mid 40's and some Indiana rain. Watch the USC vs. Notre Dame game on Peacock Peacock offers its subscribers live streaming access to NFL games …

1 year, 5 months ago

CFP puts off decisions on format tweaks with Pac-12 still in limbo, hears from potential TV partners

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! The number of spots reserved for conference champions when the College Football Playoff expands to 12 teams next year remained open for discussion Wednesday as administrators who manage the postseason wrapped up meetings that mostly focused on potential television partners. College Football Playoff Executive Director Bill …

1 year, 5 months ago

Prime-time viewing: Colorado-Colorado State draws a late-night record 9.3 million viewers for ESPN

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! Colorado’s double-overtime victory against Colorado State, which ended in the early hours of Sunday in most of the country, drew 9.3 million viewers to make it the most-watched late-night college football game ever on ESPN, the network said. Still, it was ESPN’s fifth most-watched regular-season game …

1 year, 6 months ago

NCAA Football: Why you should cherish this college football season

CNN

CNN — When it comes to tradition, passion and rivalries, there is nothing quite like college football. Ezra Shaw/Getty Images That set off an avalanche as Arizona, Arizona State and Utah then said, “The Big 12 sounds nice, we’ll go there too.” As the Pac-12 was in free fall, Washington and Oregon jumped ship and landed in the Big 10. …

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