TNT Sports is expected to expand its College Football Playoff rights by airing one semifinal game annually from 2026 to 2028 in a deal with ESPN, people briefed on the decision told The Athletic.

TNT has agreed to a deal that will permit its network to sublicense one College Football Playoff semifinal game from 2026 to 2028, according to Yahoo Sports. That comes after the

Headed into the start of SEC spring meetings, the Big Ten believed it had a partner in its push to transform the College Football Playoff into something more akin to the NFL. The Big Ten and SEC have grown significantly closer over the last year,