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Conferences and Notre Dame agree on 6-year deal to continue College Football Playoff through 2031

By Ralph D. Russo - Associated Press

Florida State quarterback Jordan Travis is taken off the field after being injured during the first half of the team's NCAA college football game against North Alabama, Saturday, Nov. 18, 2023, in Tallahassee, Fla. (AP Photo/Colin Hackley) **FILE**

CFP executive director responds to Florida lawmakers, cites Travis’ injury as reason for FSU’s snub

Associated Press

CFP puts off decisions on format tweaks with Pac-12 still in limbo, hears from potential TV partners

By Ralph D. Russo - Associated Press

TCU quarterback Max Duggan (15) runs out of the pocket against Georgia linebacker Robert Beal Jr. (33) during the second half of the national championship NCAA College Football Playoff game, Monday, Jan. 9, 2023, in Inglewood, Calif. The first-round games of the inaugural 12-team College Football Playoff will be played on Friday night and Saturday of the third week of December 2024, and the semifinals will be played in early January on weeknights to avoid conflicting with the NFL playoffs, CFP executive director Bill Hancock confirmed on Thursday, April 27, 2023. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, FIle)

Inaugural 12-team College Football Playoff schedule set to avoid NFL playoffs

By Ralph D. Russo - Associated Press

The exterior of the stadium is seen before the Rose Bowl NCAA college football game between Utah and Ohio State Saturday, Jan. 1, 2022, in Pasadena, Calif. Flipping the current college football playoff from four-teams to a 12-teams for the final two years of the current television contract will give those in charge of the postseason a look at how it works before committing to anything long term. But, The Granddaddy of Them All wants the CFP management committee to assure game organizers that their game will continue to be played annually on New Year's Day. (AP Photo/John McCoy, File) **FILE**

College Football Playoff expands to 12 teams in 2024 season

By Ralph D. Russo - Associated Press

The National Championship Trophy is displayed following a news conference Aug. 16, 2022, in Atlanta, announcing that the CFP National Championship NCAA college football game will be played at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in 2025. The conference commissioners who manage the College Football Playoff met for almost seven hours Tuesday, Sept. 27, to work on expanding the postseason system from four to 12 teams as soon as the 2024 season. There is still much work to be done. (Jason Getz/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP, File) **FILE**

Possible earlier start ‘icing on the cake’ in College Football Playoff expansion

By Ralph D. Russo - Associated Press

College Football Playoff expansion talks inch forward

By Ralph D. Russo - Associated Press

Tulane quarterback Kai Horton (12) is brought down by Cincinnati linebacker Joel Dublanko and defensive lineman Myjai Sanders (21) during the second half of an NCAA college football game in New Orleans, Saturday, Oct. 30, 2021. Cincinnati won 31-12. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert) **FILE**

College Football Playoff expansion talks to continue Dec. 1

By Stephen Hawkins - Associated Press

In this Jan. 7, 2021, file photo, the trophy for the College Football Playoff championship NCAA college football game is displayed along Ocean Drive, in Miami Beach, Fla. The College Football Playoff management committee is scheduled to meet Wednesday, Sept. 22, 2021, to discuss the feedback members have received from campuses since a 12-team expansion plan was unveiled in June. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File) **FILE**

College Football Playoff expansion stalls as commissioners sort through issues

By Ralph D. Russo - Associated Press

Alabama's Ronnie Harrison (15) breaks up a pass intended for Clemson's Artavis Scott during the second half of the NCAA college football playoff championship game in Glendale, Ariz., in this Monday, Jan. 11, 2016, file photo. The College Football Playoff would expand from four to 12 teams, with six spots reserved for the highest ranked conference champions, under a proposal that will be considered next week by the league commissioners who manage the postseason system, a person familiar with announcement told The Associated Press on Thursday, June 10, 2021. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File) **FILE**

College Football Playoff considering expansion to 12 teams

By Ralph D. Russo - Associated Press

Notre Dame safety Shaun Crawford (20) sacks Boston College quarterback Phil Jurkovec (5) during the first half of an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Nov. 14, 2020, in Boston. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)

CFP exec. director: Dates of games, selections unchanged

By RALPH D. RUSSO - Associated Press

Clemson's Trevor Lawrence answers questions during media day for the NCAA college football playoff championship game Saturday, Jan. 5, 2019, in Santa Clara, Calif. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

Column: Bay Area no place for college football championship

By PAUL NEWBERRY - Associated Press

Central Florida linebacker Shawn Burgess-Becker (28) celebrates his 40-yard pass interception for a touchdown against Florida Atlantic with teammate linebacker Eric Mitchell (12) during the second half of an NCAA college football game, Friday, Sept. 21, 2018, in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

CFP director says ‘there is a path’ for UCF toward playoff

By TIM REYNOLDS - Associated Press

FILE - This Nov. 1, 2017, file photo shows the Mercedes-Benz stadium in Atlanta. Atlanta’s new $1.5 billion stadium is about to be on perhaps its largest national stage for the Monday, Jan. 8, 2018, College Football Playoff title game, fans say the glitzy facility is living up to the hype despite a series of construction setbacks that delayed its opening. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart, File)

National title game still feels like afterthought to season

By PAUL NEWBERRY - Associated Press

New SoCal stadium among 4 future CFP championship sites

By RALPH D. RUSSO - Associated Press

Playoff gives 3-year contract extension to Bill Hancock

Associated Press

College Football Playoff wants to be ubiquitous sports brand

By RALPH D. RUSSO - Associated Press

Committee won’t dictate number of conference games

By RALPH D. RUSSO - Associated Press

Florida State-Auburn put the BCS to rest for good

By RALPH D. RUSSO - Associated Press

Glendale, Ariz., Tampa, Fla., to host title games

By RALPH D. RUSSO - Associated Press