# Army-Navy game moved up a week starting in 2027 to avoid expanded College Football Playoff conflict

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5 outlets covering · First listed: Washington Times, Nov 9, 2026, 2:25 PM · Read it: <https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/nov/9/army-navy-game-moved-week-beginning-2027-avoid-expanded-college/>

The Army-Navy game, one of the most storied rivalries in college football, will be played one week earlier in the season starting next year to avoid conflicts with the expanded College Football Playoff.

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- Nov 9, 2026, 2:25 PM: [Army-Navy game moved up a week starting in 2027 to avoid expanded College Football Playoff conflict](<https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/nov/9/army-navy-game-moved-week-beginning-2027-avoid-expanded-college/>) — Washington Times (Newspaper, United States)
  The Army-Navy game, one of the most storied rivalries in college football, will be played one week earlier in the season starting next year to avoid conflicts with the expanded College Football Playoff.
- Nov 10, 2026, 12:30 PM: [College Football Playoff will expand to 24 teams starting next season](<https://www.fastcompany.com/91639314/cfp-expansion>) — 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, 4:25 PM: [Winners and Losers of the Expanded 24-Team College Football Playoff](<https://www.si.com/college-football/winners-and-losers-24-team-college-football-playoff>) — Sports Illustrated (Sports, United States)
  The 24-team playoff is here. Bowl games are an obvious loser in the new format, while Power 4 teams will gain even more.
- Nov 11, 2026, 6:10 AM: [This week's top high school football playoff games](<https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/weeks-top-high-school-football-121000092.html>) — Yahoo Sports (Sports, United States)
  This week's top high school football playoff games includes a rematch of Corona Centennial vs. Mater Dei in Southern Section Division 1.
- Nov 11, 2026, 6:10 AM: [This week's top high school football playoff games](<https://www.latimes.com/sports/highschool/story/2026-11-11/this-weeks-top-high-school-football-playoff-games>) — Los Angeles Times (Newspaper, United States)
  This week's top high school football playoff games includes a rematch of Corona Centennial vs. Mater Dei in Southern Section Division 1.