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LSU celebrates after winning a NCAA College Football Playoff national championship game against Clemson, Monday, Jan. 13, 2020, in New Orleans. LSU won 42-25. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)
TV audience up slightly from last year for CFP championship

By Ralph D. Russo Jan. 14, 2020 04:13 PM EST

FILE- This Dec. 30, 2019, file photo shows empty seats as Western Kentucky and Western Michigan line up for the snap during the second half of the NCAA First Responder Bowl college football game in Dallas. Bowls outside the College Football Playoff structure might excite only the most ardent fans of the participating teams, be played in half-empty stadiums and prompt howls about there being too many games. They aren't going away, though. There'll be three more next season, bringing the total number of bowls to 42. (AP Photo/Roger Steinman, File)
Half-empty stadiums won't stop number of bowls from going up

By Eric Olson Jan. 09, 2020 12:20 PM EST

Clemson coach Dabo Swinney celebrates after Clemson defeated Ohio State 29-23 in the Fiesta Bowl NCAA college football playoff semifinal Saturday, Dec. 28, 2019, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
Waiting game: 15 days between CFP semifinals, championship

By Ralph D. Russo Dec. 29, 2019 02:47 PM EST

Army cadets salute ahead of an NCAA college football game against Navy, Saturday, Dec. 14, 2019, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
Military academies probe possible 'white power' sign at game

Dec. 15, 2019 10:54 PM EST

Chicago Bears quarterback Mitchell Trubisky (10) runs in for a touchdown against Dallas Cowboys' Chidobe Awuzie (24) during the second half of an NFL football game, Thursday, Dec. 5, 2019, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)
NFL, NCAA football fuel Fox TV's win of the prime-time week

By Andrew Dalton Dec. 10, 2019 06:34 PM EST

Alabama quarterback Tua Tagovailoa (13) warms up before an NCAA football game against LSU, Saturday, Nov. 9, 2019, in Tuscaloosa , Ala. (AP Photo/Vasha Hunt))
LSU-Alabama game a big winner for CBS over the weekend

By David Bauder Nov. 12, 2019 05:58 PM EST

LSU-Alabama scores most-watched game of season for CBS

By The Associated Press Nov. 10, 2019 02:52 PM EST
The LSU-Alabama game drew 16.636 million viewers for CBS, making it the most-watched college football game of the season. CBS said LSU's 46...

A student slides down a hill in Jack Trice Stadium during a lightning delay in the first half of an NCAA college football game between Iowa State and Iowa, Saturday, Sept. 14, 2019, in Ames, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
Fallout from Iowa-Iowa State game lingers for nearly 2 weeks

By Scott Mcfetridge Sep. 26, 2019 03:07 AM EDT

Green Bay Packers' Adrian Amos intercepts a pass during the second half of an NFL football game against the Chicago Bears Thursday, Sept. 5, 2019, in Chicago. The Packers won 10-3. (AP Photo/David Banks)
Nielsen's top programs for Sept. 2-8

Sep. 10, 2019 06:06 PM EDT

Oklahoma quarterback Jalen Hurts (1) passes the ball against Houston during the first half of an NCAA college football game in Norman, Okla., Sunday, Sept. 1, 2019. (AP Photo/Alonzo Adams)
Rah! Rah! ABC wins ratings duel due to college football

By David Bauder Sep. 04, 2019 05:49 PM EDT

In this photo taken Friday, Aug. 23, 2019, Jones Angell, right, play by play announcer for the North Carolina Tar Heels, prepares for a session in the production studio at the University of North Carolina's ACC Network broadcast facility in Chapel Hill, N.C. The Atlantic Coast Conference finally has its TV channel airing hundreds of league sporting events each year thanks in no small measure to its schools. Administrations around the ACC played a critical role in getting the channel up and running, spending millions to ensure campus broadcast and production facilities were capable of handling telecasts. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)
New ACC Network leaning on campus-built broadcast facilities

By Aaron Beard Aug. 28, 2019 11:46 AM EDT

Georgia Tech head coach Geoff Collins speaks during the Atlantic Coast Conference NCAA college football media days in Charlotte, N.C., Thursday, July 18, 2019. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)
ACC urges fans to ask cable providers to carry new network

By Aaron Beard Jul. 18, 2019 05:42 PM EDT

FILE - In this Oct. 24, 2018, file photo, Commissioner John Swofford speaks to the media during a news conference at the Atlantic Coast Conference NCAA college basketball media day in Charlotte, N.C. Speaking Monday, May 6, 2019, at a regional Associated Press Sports Editors meeting in Greensboro, N.C., Swofford said "everything is on schedule" for the August launch of the league's TV channel. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton, File)
Swofford: August launch of ACC TV channel 'on schedule'

By Aaron Beard May. 06, 2019 02:53 PM EDT

FILE - In this Nov. 20, 2012, file photo, Big Ten Conference Commissioner Jim Delany answers a question during a news conference, at Rutgers University in Piscataway, N.J. Delany, one of the most influential figures in college athletics for three decades, will step down as Big Ten commissioner when his contract expires June 30, 2020. The Big Ten announced Delany’s plans on Monday, March 4, 2019. The 71-year-old has been commissioner since 1989. (AP Photo/Mel Evans, File)
Big Ten Commissioner Jim Delany will step down in June 2020

By Ralph D. Russo Mar. 04, 2019 12:34 PM EST

Clemson's Travis Etienne celebrates after the NCAA college football playoff championship game against Alabama, Monday, Jan. 7, 2019, in Santa Clara, Calif. Clemson beat Alabama 44-16. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
Clemson blowout draws lowest TV ratings for CFP title game

By Ralph D. Russo Jan. 08, 2019 12:42 PM EST

Notre Dame players stand in the end zone singing in the direction of their fans after their 30-3 loss to Clemson in the NCAA Cotton Bowl semi-final playoff football game, Saturday, Dec. 29, 2018, in Arlington, Texas. Clemson won 30-3. (AP Photo/Michael Ainsworth)
Lopsided games, schedule drag down CFP television ratings

By The Associated Press Dec. 30, 2018 12:52 PM EST

Alabama quarterback Jalen Hurts (2) celebrates his touchdown against Georgia during the second half of the Southeastern Conference championship NCAA college football game, Saturday, Dec. 1, 2018, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)
SEC championship game thriller draw huge TV rating for CBS

By The Associated Press Dec. 02, 2018 07:29 PM EST

ACC Network to launch Aug. 22, will air GT-Clemson game

Nov. 30, 2018 02:21 PM EST
GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — The Atlantic Coast Conference has set a date to launch its television network and has lined up its first football game broadcast. ...

FILE - In this Thursday, Aug. 31, 2017, file photo, former Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Hines Ward walks the sidelines before an NFL preseason football game against the Carolina Panthers in Charlotte, N.C. On Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2018, the Alliance of American Football, an eight-team spring league that begins play the weekend after the Super Bowl, will stage a "protect or pick" quarterback draft. Ward, the Alliance's head of football development, will be the host, and the biggest name in the proceedings. (AP Photo/Bob Leverone, File)
Alliance "protect or pick" draft: All about the QBs

By Barry Wilner Nov. 27, 2018 02:23 AM EST

Alabama head coach Nick Saban, left, shakes hands with LSU head coach Ed Orgeron after their NCAA college football game in Baton Rouge, La., Saturday, Nov. 3, 2018. Alabama won 29-0. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
Alabama-LSU on CBS draws best TV rating of college season

By The Associated Press Nov. 04, 2018 12:41 PM EST