# College Football Playoff will expand to 24 teams starting next season > HelixNews · Web page: https://helixnews.one/story/89115 · All pages for agents: https://helixnews.one/llms.txt 4 outlets covering · First listed: Fast Company, Nov 10, 2026, 12:30 PM · Read it: College football will expand its playoff to 24 teams beginning next year in a move that resets decades of tradition surrounding a once all-important regular season and dumps conference championship showdowns that used to be among the sport’s marquee events.The announcement from the College Football Playoff and ESPN on Monday made official a deal that’s been in the works for months. The network reported it would pay an additional $1.7 billion over five years on top of the original $7.8 billion contract that runs through the 2031 season.The new format will grant the Power Four conference… ## Who's covering it In the order they published: - Nov 10, 2026, 12:30 PM: [College Football Playoff will expand to 24 teams starting next season]() — Fast Company (Magazine, United States) College football will expand its playoff to 24 teams beginning next year in a move that resets decades of tradition surrounding a once all-important regular season and dumps conference championship showdowns that used to be among the sport’s marquee events.The announcement from the College Football Playoff and ESPN on Monday made official a deal that’s been in the works for months. The network reported it would pay an additional $1.7 billion over five years on top of the original $7.8 billion contract that runs through the 2031 season.The new format will grant the Power Four conference… - Nov 10, 2026, 9:27 PM: [Even ESPN was against a 24-team College Football Playoff]() — Yahoo Sports (Sports, United States) The College Football Playoff’s move to a 24-team field has been wildly unpopular with fans, and the people in charge knew it. But according to a new report, fans weren’t the only ones who didn’t want expansion. ESPN, which will remain the CFP’s broadcast partner, reportedly didn’t want a 24-team playoff either. The network only… - Nov 11, 2026, 8:00 AM: [Houston’s CFP Ranking Shows What a 24-Team Playoff Could Mean Next Season]() — Sports Illustrated (Sports, United States) The 2027 College Football Playoff format would have helped the Houston Cougars this week. - Nov 11, 2026, 8:41 AM: [Will MLS teams' regular-season momentum last the two weeks before the playoffs start?]() — ESPN (Sports, United States) The MLS regular season ended on Saturday, but it will be nearly two weeks before the playoffs begin. It's a long time for a hot team to cool off.