CFP to Continue Rights Talks With ESPN for 24-Team Playoff
The College Football Playoff is holding ongoing discussions with ESPN regarding media rights for a potential expansion to 24 teams.
The odds
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Price data
| Time | Chance of yes |
|---|---|
| now | 11% |
| 10 Oct, 06:13 UTC | 11% |
| 10 Oct, 00:46 UTC | 14% |
| 9 Oct, 11:55 UTC | 15% |
| 9 Oct, 06:18 UTC | 12% |
| 8 Oct, 23:03 UTC | 15% |
| 8 Oct, 21:27 UTC | 12% |
| 8 Oct, 20:27 UTC | 15% |
| 8 Oct, 04:01 UTC | 13% |
| 8 Oct, 03:29 UTC | 12% |
| 7 Oct, 14:19 UTC | 11% |
| 7 Oct, 08:40 UTC | 12% |
| 7 Oct, 07:20 UTC | 13% |
| 6 Oct, 20:30 UTC | 14% |
| 6 Oct, 04:16 UTC | 13% |
| 6 Oct, 03:16 UTC | 14% |
| 6 Oct, 02:36 UTC | 13% |
| 6 Oct, 01:44 UTC | 16% |
| 5 Oct, 20:17 UTC | 12% |
| 5 Oct, 17:51 UTC | 13% |
| 5 Oct, 16:40 UTC | 10% |
| 5 Oct, 14:31 UTC | 11% |
| 4 Oct, 23:25 UTC | 12% |
| 4 Oct, 20:19 UTC | 11% |
| 4 Oct, 19:46 UTC | 13% |
| 4 Oct, 19:14 UTC | 9% |
| 4 Oct, 18:47 UTC | 14% |
| 4 Oct, 15:58 UTC | 16% |
| 4 Oct, 12:13 UTC | 12% |
| 4 Oct, 04:00 UTC | 18% |
| 4 Oct, 02:56 UTC | 4% |
| 3 Oct, 23:35 UTC | 17% |
The story so far
2 publishers have covered this in 2 articles since 9 Oct 2026. CBS Sports Headlines published first, on 9 October at 15:05 UTC; www.espn.com followed 24h 50m later. The most recent article, from www.espn.com, appeared on 10 October at 15:55 UTC.
Outlets reporting it: www.espn.com (major outlet), CBS Sports Headlines.
One prediction market prices this story:
- USC — the market puts it at 11%, with $135 traded in the last 24 hours, closing 29 Dec 2026. The market resolves to Yes if the University of Southern California football team qualifies for the College Football Playoff. It resolves to No if USC does not make the playoff field. Readers often mistake the final regular-season standings or conference championships for the actual qualification criteria.
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