CFP-ESPN negotiating window for a 24-team playoff reportedly extends into mid-October

Awful Announcing, citing On3’s Ross Dellenger, reports that if no deal was reached by October 9, CFP officials would have to make ESPN a formal proposal for a 24-team playoff. ESPN would then have five business days to respond, putting its decision deadline at October 16, though Dellenger says it could slip to October 19. A deal was not expected by October 9; without one by October 19, CFP leaders could seek bids from other networks.