CFP says it has not agreed to TV deal with ESPN

Reports of the CFP agreeing to or having concluded an extension of the media rights deal with ESPN were described as "incorrect"Getty Images

The College Football Playoff says it "has not agreed to a new television contract" as had been reported last week, according to at least one member of the CFP Management Committee. In a memo sent to his league administrators, MAC Commissioner Jon Steinbrecher described reports of the CFP agreeing to or having concluded an extension of the media rights deal with ESPN as "incorrect." In fact, Steinbrecher told administrators that commissioners and their corresponding presidents on the CFP Board of Managers "have not reviewed a draft of a potential new deal." While the CFP "continues to work toward an extension" with ESPN, "no deal can be formally agreed to or signed because of a litany of unresolved matters related to the long-term structure of the playoff," according to multiple commissioners (YAHOO SPORTS, 2/18).