It's the season of TV news in college football, and on Wednesday we got some big news: select College Football Playoff contests will air on TNT.
ESPN has purchased the right to air all 11 CFP games, and with that the Worldwide Leader earned the right to sell select games to other networks. Many assumed that would be Fox, CBS or NBC -- networks that already carry college football games.
Instead, the CFP announced Wednesday that TNT will be the home of some CFP games. The network will air two first-round games in 2024-25 and 2025-26, and two first-round games and two quarterfinals from 2026-28. The upcoming CFP TV contract runs for six years at a price tag of $7.8 billion.
The news comes as TNT is reportedly set to lose its long-standing NBA rights, but The Athletic noted that the CFP was coming to Turner's airwaves regardless of whether or not the NBA remained a Turner property.
TNT also aires NCAA Tournament games despite not owning any regular season college basketball rights.
Per The Athletic, the games will be produced by ESPN with ESPN broadcasters, but use TNT branding. Here's hoping Ernie, Charles, Shaq and Kenny are part of the package as well.
As always, stay tuned to The Scoop for the latest.