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ESPN wants to reduce emphasis on College Football Playoff, cover more schools for sport’s benefit


According to a feature in The Athletic by Nicole Auerbach, ESPN is acutely aware of how much coverage the College Football Playoff gets and how the focus on what’s typically been the same four schools leaves fans and players feeling left out of the buzz during the football season. But ESPN will have to play a prominent role in changing that conversation. (Awful Announcing)

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ESPN wants to reduce emphasis on College Football Playoff, cover more schools for sport’s benefit