Newsstand: Major conferences, Notre Dame finalize new CFP media rights deal
On Tuesday, ESPN and the College Football Playoff announced a new media rights deal that will run from the 2026-27 season through the 2031-32 season. The Athletic reported it will be worth $1.3 billion per year, a not insignificant portion of which will go to Notre Dame.
According to The Athletic’s Chris Vannini, the Irish will get $12 million annually from the deal. If the Irish make the College Football Playoff, that number will jump to $18 million.
To put that number into perspective, each Big Ten and SEC team will receive more than $21 million per year. Each ACC team will get $13 million per year, while each Big 12 team will get $12 million per year. Each Group of Five team, on the other hand, will receive $1.8 million per year.
The Athletic also reported that the money will remain the same even if the CFP expands from 12 to 14 teams, which has been rumored as a possibility.
Notre Dame tweets of the day
The honors keep piling up for freshman Notre Dame guard Hannah Hidalgo.
Saline (Mich.) High class of 2026 guard Jonathan Sanderson is interested in the Irish.
Who’s up for a different kind of football this summer?
Quote of the day
“Seeding doesn’t matter. We’re still going to go out and play our game of basketball whether we got a five seed or whether we got a two seed or one seed. It doesn’t matter. We’re still going to play Notre Dame basketball.”
— Hidalgo on her team’s mindset entering the NCAA Tournament as a No. 2 seed.
Headlines of the day
- Top 175 recruit McHale Blade excited about Fighting Irish offer, already has return visit planned
- Q&A: Electric 2026 WR Dylan Faison explains why he committed to Notre Dame football
- Why Notre Dame has a top 10 player duo in the NCAA Tournament
- Three things to look for when Fighting Irish football resumes spring practice
- Report: Former Notre Dame assistant AD for player personnel takes job at UCLA
- Pot of Gold: Every new 2026 defensive line offer Fighting Irish sent out
- Why earning a No. 2 NCAA Tournament seed matters (and doesn’t) for Notre Dame women’s basketball
- Elite prospect committed to USC schedules Notre Dame recruiting visit
- Hannah Hidalgo one of four Naismith Defensive Player of the Year finalists
- Transfer Portal: Which available players have heard from Fighting Irish so far?
- Four-star LB set for two Notre Dame trips, including an official visit
- Fighting Irish roundup: MK Doherty the hero as women’s lacrosse pulls off upset
