CFP selection committee mulling changes to weekly ESPN rankings show
The committee will consider eliminating the chairman interview and potentially reducing the number of shows.
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Turns out, the College Football Playoff really is ruining college football
If backing out of top-tier non-conference matchups becomes a reality and then turns into a trend, we are on a road backwards.
ACC shifts conference title game to Saturday noon timeslot
Each Power-4 conference will now air its championship game in an independent window.
Indiana-Miami secures most-watched CFP title game since debut
Indiana's win averaged 30.1 million viewers across the ESPN family of networks.
Pat McAfee concerned national championship could be delayed by Donald Trump’s arrival
"Might have to fill tonight. Just something to think about."
Why ESPN’s 4K CFP broadcast has no commercials, which we hope will never change
College Football Playoff semifinal viewership down from last year
Overall, the College Football Playoff is averaging 16.8 million viewers across all three rounds, about the same as last year.
CFP quarterfinal viewership up as blue bloods draw big numbers
Overall, the quarterfinals were up 14% from last year, averaging 19.3 million viewers.
Bowl Season director says ‘market will dictate’ future
"We certainly have our issues that need to be resolved, but there’s probably not one issue that college athletics faces in general that doesn’t need to be reevaluated."
College Football Playoff viewership dragged down by blowouts
Overall, the first round averaged 9.9 million viewers across all four games, down 9% from last year.
ESPN extends media rights agreement for Heisman Trophy Ceremony
The deal runs through the next six years.
ESPN denies accusation by Extra Points’ Matt Brown that it stole his AD simulator game idea
"He built an interesting game. We built a different game. We hope people play and enjoy both."
ESPN reveals announcers for 2025-26 College Football Playoff
The CFP begins on Friday, Dec. 19, at 8 p.m. ET on ABC and ESPN with No. 9 Alabama at No. 8 Oklahoma.
ESPN to broadcast NC State-Virginia game from Brazil in 2026
"Additional streaming possibilities" are also being discussed.
Lane Kiffin won’t coach Ole Miss during playoff, per report
The spectacle has laid bare some of the conflicts of interest in sports media.
Kirk Herbstreit slams ‘idiots’ alleging SEC bias: ‘I don’t give a sh*t about the SEC’
"I get so tired of the bullsh*t. I just get so f—ing tired."
College Football Playoff TV schedule revealed, TNT games to compete with NFL again
However, TNT's first round games will air in different windows than last year.
Indiana-Oregon’s disappointing ratings explains everything about college football’s TV landscape
ACC replay booth camera lauded during Virginia-Florida State thriller
"We just can't thank the ACC enough, for allowing us to listen to that conversation."
ESPN’s Andre Ware blasts Tulsa defender celebrating dropped pass
"Why do they get up and celebrate when a guy drops a pass?"
Georgia-Tennessee is most-watched game of CFB Week 3
12.6 million viewers tuned into ABC for the game, albeit with all of the Nielsen-related caveats.
ESPN sees opportunity in Friday CFB windows as NBA departs night
"We felt like we could be way more consistent [on Fridays] from a college football perspective and really worked with the ACC and Big 12 at the beginning of their scheduling process to really embrace that..."
Michigan-Oklahoma leads the way for CFB Week 2 viewership
The game averaged 9.7 million viewers on ABC.
ESPN’s North Carolina-TCU broadcast nets highest Labor Day game viewership since 2016
An average of 6.6 million viewers tuned into TCU's dominant Week 1 win over Bill Belichick and UNC.
ESPN/ABC smash Week 1 CFB viewership records as Nielsen updates prove pivotal
ABC notched three audiences above 10 million viewers last weekend.
