Gene Smith Believes College Football Playoff Could Expand Before 2026, But New TV Partners Must Have Opportunity to Bid on Future Games

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Gene Smith Believes College Football Playoff Could Expand Before 2026, But New TV Partners Must Have Opportunity to Bid on Future Games
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While the Big Ten now has more reason than ever to want the College Football Playoff to have multiple TV partners in 2026, Gene Smith doesn’t think that precludes expansion sooner.

The Big Ten has more reason than ever to want new television partners involved with the College Football Playoff when its current contract expires in 2026, but Gene Smith doesn’t think that precludes more playoff expansion before then.that it would not expand beyond four teams until at least 2026 is because its contract with ESPN, which runs through the 2025 season, gives ESPN exclusive negotiating rights for CFP games through the end of its contracts.

The Big Ten was one of three conferences, along with the ACC and Pac-12, that voted in February against expanding the playoff before 2026. After announcing aon Thursday that will include FOX, CBS and NBC but exclude ESPN, the Big Ten now has more reason than anyone to want to ensure that other networks will other have the opportunity to bid on CFP rights after the current contract expires.

“You honor the contract. If you change it and they benefit from it, I'm fine with that. And I don't see a problem with that.”Kevin Warren, Gene Smith Still Confident College Football Playoff Will Expand Amid Conference Realignment “Everyone's committed to that,” Smith said regarding CFP rights hitting the open market in 2026. “All the commissioners, presidents, everybody's committed to that. So that's done. That's a done deal. So it's all about your first question . Will we do it faster?”

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