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Sources: CFP, ESPN ink 5-year, $1.7B deal to expand field to 24 teams

ESPN have signed a five-year, nearly $1.7 billion deal to remain the sole broadcast partner of the College Football Playoff as it expands to 24 teams, sources told ESPN's Heather Dinich.

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