Knight Commission Makes Statement on Future College Football Playoff (CFP) Media Deal and ‘the Necessity for Change’

From Amy Privette Perko, CEO, Knight Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics: Media reports indicate that the College Football Playoff (CFP) is working to complete a new media deal that could result in more than $700 million in new and uncommitted annual revenue. This impending CFP deal must lead to new governance and management of the sport of FBS football and of the biggest pot of money in the history of college sports. With an annual contract that is expected to exceed $1.3 billion, the in