Andrew Marchand is off this week, so New York Post media reporter Ryan Glasspiegel is pinch-hitting. Andrew will return to his regular spot in the Sports+ lineup next Monday.
The College Football Playoff field expands from four teams to 12 next year. While there’s a good amount we do know, the committee still needs to figure out what’s going to happen in light of the decimation of the Pac-12.
The conference had an automatic bid, but only four teams (Cal, Stanford, Washington State and Oregon State) are left — and none of them have a new conference to call home yet. Furthermore, with the expanded tournament on the horizon, there are still some questions about the media rights. Let’s dig into some of them.
ESPN announced earlier this year that it has the rights to the quarterfinals, semifinals and final — a total of seven games — in 2024 and ’25. The first round is still up for grabs.
