Pat Forde: CFP, ESPN Reach Handshake Deal for 24-Team Playoff, and Fans Will Pay the Price

Under the 24-team College Football Playoff, ESPN is expected to pay an additional $345 million per year for the next five years, ESPN’s Pete Thamel reported. That’s in addition to the $1.3 billion per year the network is already paying. Conference championship games are expected…

ESPN and the CFP are finalizing a deal to double the size of the playoff. The sport’s diehards will be asked to foot the bill.