ESPN College Football
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| August 2022 | ESPN backed out of negotiations to renew its rights to Big Ten athletics after the 2022 season, ending a relationship dating back to 1982. |
| December 2021 | ESPN Classic was closed, ending its selected game coverage. |
| December 2020 | ESPN announced a 10-year, $3 billion contract to hold top media rights for the SEC beginning in 2024, ending its long-standing agreement with CBS. |
| 2019 | ESPN began a 12-year deal with the American Athletic Conference, committing to at least 40 football games per season on ESPN linear networks and ABC. |
| 2017 | ESPN introduced Saturday Night Football on ABC, which begins at 7:30 p.m. during the college football regular season. |
| 2015 | First year of televised Conference Championship Games under the new format, indicating a significant shift in college football broadcasting and championship coverage by ESPN. |
| 2014 | ESPN implemented a major overhaul of its on-air presentation for college football, introducing a flat design and new score box during the New Orleans Bowl and inaugural College Football Playoff games. |
| 2013 | ESPN began featuring the Pac-12 Championship game every other year as part of Championship Weekend. |
| November 2012 | ESPN reached a 12-year deal to broadcast the College Football Playoff system, valued at around $470 million per year, acquiring rights to the Peach Bowl, Fiesta Bowl, Cotton Bowl Classic, and College Football Playoff National Championship. |
| 2010 | College GameDay expanded to a three-hour format, with the first hour airing on ESPNU, enhancing the show's coverage of college football. |
| 2010 | ESPN acquired exclusive broadcast rights to the Bowl Championship Series in a four-year contract, ensuring all BCS games would be aired on ESPN. |
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