CFP, ESPN, reportedly negotiating to extend exclusive deal
Despite numerous indications to the contrary, the College Football Playoff is reportedly negotiating a new exclusive deal with ESPN.
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Despite numerous indications to the contrary, the College Football Playoff is reportedly negotiating a new exclusive deal with ESPN.
The College Football Playoff semifinals dominated New Year's Day, as one would expect.
A special Saturday edition of Monday Night Football dominated the sports ratings charts for Saturday, December 30.
The Cotton Bowl cruised to the largest sports audience of Friday, December 29.
A classic Rose Bowl delivered college football's largest audience in six years.
A low-scoring Cotton Bowl hit high marks in the Nielsen ratings.
A pair of dramatic NBA games topped the sports viewership charts for Tuesday, December 19.
CBS and FOX finished one-two for the college football season.
The NFL was customarily massive -- and college basketball made a few waves as well -- on Thanksgiving Day.
On an uneventful weekend of college football, the SEC topped the charts and a pair of smaller networks hit viewership ...
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