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The College Football Playoff will expand from 12 teams to 24 starting in the upcoming year, after ESPN agreed to a five-year contract extension worth an additional $1.7 billion on top of the existing $7.8 billion deal through 2031. The new format includes automatic qualifiers for the champions of Power Four leagues and the best-ranked team from smaller conferences, with the remaining spots filled by a selection panel. ESPN's agreement allows for the cancellation of conference title games that previously generated around $345 million annually, while the playoff will now start on the second weekend in December, featuring first-round byes for top eight seeds playing their home games.

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Both the SEC and the Big Ten, whose approval was needed to adopt this change, and their Power Four brethren – the Big 12 and the ACC – are banking that most of the additional spots will go to their members so some of the second-tier teams have new motivation to keep spending big in an era of NIL and $50m football rosters.

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College Football Playoff will double in size to 24 teams starting next year · assertive framing

that → double → season

College leaders announced the new format Monday, after ESPN agreed to rework its contract to add the 11 new games. asserted

ESPN → announce → games

Terms were not announced, though ESPN said it was a deal for five years and an additional $1.7bn, on top of the $7.8bn contract that runs through the 2031 season. asserted

that → announce → season

The revenue generated from the new games will presumably make up for the estimated $345m the Power Four conference title games were worth. asserted

games → generate → m

ESPN would then not be on the hook for $140m of the extra money due to cancellation of the title games, the network reported. asserted

network → report → games

The new format will have five automatic qualifiers – the champions of the Power Four leagues and the best-ranked team in the smaller Group of Six conferences – with the other 19 teams being chosen by a selection panel. asserted

teams → have → panel

Notre Dame does not receive any guarantees, the way it does this year if it’s ranked in the top 12 for what will be the final year of the 12-team postseason. asserted

what → receive → postseason

The top eight seeds will receive first-round byes in the new format and the playoff will start on the second weekend in December, with the first two rounds of games on campus. asserted

playoff → receive → campus

The traditional Army-Navy game will be played on the first weekend in December, which used to be reserved for conference title games. asserted

which → play → games

some → need → rosters

“Opening the playoff to more programs, more student-athletes and more fanbases across the country is great for college football,” said Mississippi State president Mark Keenum, who is chair of the CFP board. asserted

who → open → board

“We look forward to seeing this expanded format come to life next season.” asserted

format → look → life

College Football Playoff will double in size to 24 teams starting next year

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