College Football Playoff expands to 24 teams, eliminating league title games

The College Football Playoff will expand from 12 to 24 teams next year, and conference championship games will be eliminated under the new format. College leaders announced the change Monday after ESPN revised its media deal, adding 11 playoff games over five years for an additional $1.7 billion. The expanded field will include automatic qualifiers from the Power Four conferences and the highest-ranked Group of Six team, alongside at-large selections.