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    CFP Looking to Super Bowl for Media Rights Plan

    • The CFP is looking to emulate the NFL with a rotating schedule of broadcasters for its final games.
    • Media giants like FOX, NBC, and ESPN are in on the CFP as well as streaming newcomers like Amazon and Apple.
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    Dec 01, 2023 | 03:43 am
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    The College Football Playoff National Championship trophy at CFP Champions press conference at Los Angeles Airport Marriott.
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    The College Football Playoff is taking a page from the Super Bowl as it negotiates its next round of media rights. The CFP wants to implement a rotating schedule of broadcasters for its final games, with incumbent ESPN potentially just one of several media networks associated with college football’s big game.

    Plus, we hear from NFL legend Ed McCaffrey, father of San Francisco 49ers star Christian McCaffrey, on how the league has changed over the decades and his son Christian’s progression as a player.

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