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College Football Playoff to hand ESPN its asking price for 24-team playoff as exclusive window closes
College Football Playoff leaders met with ESPN on Friday to outline media rights terms for a proposed 24-team bracket.
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College Football Playoff leaders met with ESPN on Friday to outline media rights terms for a proposed 24-team bracket. The CFP's exclusive 30-day window to negotiate directly with the network lapsed Friday without an agreement, sources told CBS Sports. CFP officials planned to deliver a final financial proposal Friday, triggering a clause that gives ESPN five business days to review the numbers.
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