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ESPN, Fox, CBS reportedly in ‘exploratory phase’ for Pac-12 rights
It's unclear what each network's level of interest is.
ESPN records most-watched month in a decade
Added inventory from the College Football Playoff helped lift the network to a ten-year high.
CFP National Championship delivers lackluster audience in first year of expansion
Ohio State's win averaged just 22.1 million viewers on the ESPN networks.
Kirk Herbstreit lauds Ryan Day’s perseverance amid criticism
"It's tough to be a coach at a premium school where you're expected to win every game."
ESPN’s Travis Scott song debut during National Championship falls flat
"Was Travis Scott's song supposed to be that short?"
ESPN airs message from President Trump during halftime of National Championship game
Viewers of the College Football Playoff National Championship game between Ohio State and Notre Dame were met with...
ESPN’s 4K National Championship feed oddly has no commercials
It's unclear whether this is intentional or not.
Nick Saban: Ryan Day critics are ‘absolutely ridiculous’
"He's been able to overcome the naysayers and still get to the national championship game."
Dan Mullen believes ESPN tenure will aid coaching career at UNLV
"The greatest thing you have being at ESPN, I’ve gotten to watch everybody play."
College football’s record-setting Bowl Season up 14% year-over-year
14 of the 33 bowl games achieved at least a five-year viewership high.
FCS Championship delivers second most-watched audience ever
North Dakota State's win over Montana State averaged 2.4 million viewers.
Non-CFP bowls saw widespread ratings increase despite expanded playoff
If college football is on, Americans will watch.
ESPN exec details how Sugar Bowl plans shifted in wake of New Orleans attack
"We'll figure out when these different shows could be on. It’s not that big of a deal."
Technical difficulties plague ESPN’s ‘MegaCast’ feeds during Sugar Bowl
The "SkyCam" and "Command Center" feeds went down for almost two hours.
ESPN criticized for focus on Georgia walk-on who committed sideline penalty
Given everything else that happened in the game, that penalty was the least of Georgia's problems.
TaxSlayer Gator Bowl changes start time to accommodate Sugar Bowl postponement
Duke and Ole Miss will now kickoff at 8:00 p.m. ET on Thursday, Jan. 2.
Bowl game audiences are breaking decades-old records for ESPN
Bowl season seems to be resonating now more than ever, despite an expanded playoff and the transfer portal.
ESPN cannot stop calling Fresno State the ‘Bulldongs’
What the heck is a Bulldong anyway?
College Football Playoff viewership strong for ESPN, mediocre for TNT
Overall, the first round of the College Football Playoff averaged 10.6 million viewers across the ESPN and TNT Sports networks.
Doug Lesmerises blasts ‘wounded’ Kirk Herbstreit’s Ohio State comments: ‘He turns everything on fans’
"Just chill, Herbie. Just chill on this stuff. Because this is your audience too. Who do you think's paying your fricking salary to fly all over the country and cover four different games?"
Titans’ QB Will Levis roasted after bashing ESPN Fortnite branding for CFP
Will Levis criticized ESPN's "Fortnite OG Kickoff" branding, but then took criticism himself.
ESPN reveals new graphics package for College Football Playoff
White and gold serve as the primary colors, which really allows the team colors to pop in an elegant way.
Closest Heisman vote in years leads to increased audience for ESPN
Travis Hunter's win averaged 2.5 million viewers.
ESPN analyst Dan Mullen in ‘deep discussions’ to become UNLV head coach
Mullen has been a prominent figure on ESPN's college football coverage since 2022.
