College Football Playoff Expansion: Where We Stand And What Comes Next?

College Football Playoff and ESPN are in an exclusive 30‑day bargaining window over rights to a proposed 24‑team CFP — if no Friday deal is reached, talks could stretch into a five‑day extension likely ending Oct. 19.
A 24‑team format would add about 10 new games (eight first‑round, two second‑round), mix campus sites with New Year’s Six venues, and shift scheduling (Army‑Navy and championship Saturday tweaks included).
The core fight is money: how much those extra games are worth and how to split the revenue — expect a tense showdown between the Big Ten/SEC and the ACC/Big 12/Group of Six.