There were other faces walking the halls of the Las Colinas Resort in suburban Dallas than that of College Football Playoff executives and their bowl partners.
ESPN executives were also here Tuesday for a presentation before the CFP commissioner group during the organization’s spring meetings. And while this is an annual occurrence, ESPN’s presence is a reminder of maybe the most significant unresolved piece to the new expanded CFP: television rights.
The CFP Management Committee, which includes the 10 FBS commissioners and Notre Dame athletic director Jack Swarbrick, kicked off three days of meetings Tuesday with presentations from New Year’s Six Bowl executives and the CFP’s sole broadcasting partner, ESPN. Roughly 20 hours of meetings are expected through lunch Thursday as officials finalize details on the 2024 and ’25 12-team expanded playoffs and, potentially, look to a new contract for ’26 and beyond.
