Football <\/p>\n
The inaugural 12-team College Football Playoff is upon us.<\/p>\n
For the first time in the sport\u2019s history 12 teams will square off in a single-elimination tournament, building towards the National Championship Game set for January 20, 2025 at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia.<\/p>\n
First-round action kicks off this weekend, and in one of the more fascinating twists of the inaugural 12-team playoff, rather than these four games being played at neutral sites they are being held at the stadium of the higher-ranked team. That could make weather a factor in a few of these contests.<\/p>\n
Here is how you can watch the first round of the 2024-2025 College Football Playoff.<\/p>\n
If you are anything like me, you might have a specific question after seeing the schedule.<\/p>\n
That question: Why are two of the games on TNT\/Max?<\/p>\n
Back in May, ESPN announced an agreement<\/a> with TNT Sports to broadcast 16 College Football Playoff games over the next five seasons. ESPN has an exclusive contract with the CFP through the 2031-2032 season, and under its rights in that contract the network can sublicense games. <\/p>\n This season TNT will broadcast the two first-round games, which will continue over the next five seasons. Starting in 2026 TNT will add a pair of quarterfinal games, for the final three years of the five-year agreement.<\/p>\n For those interested in streaming games on Max, subscription plans start at $10 per month.<\/p>\n You can also bundle Max along with Disney+ and Hulu, and those packages start at $17 per month.<\/p>\n Long-time college football fans may be wondering if ESPN will incorporate any of their \u201cMegaCast\u201d offerings for the first-round games.<\/p>\n If that sounds like you, then you are in luck. Both Friday night\u2019s game between Indiana and Notre Dame, and Saturday night\u2019s game between Ohio State<\/a> and Tennessee are getting the \u201cMegaCast\u201d treatment.<\/p>\n For the Indiana-Notre Dame game, there will be a main telecast on ABC\/ESPN; a \u201cCommand Center\u201d telecast on ESPN2 which offers a \u201cmulti-angle presentation,\u201d including up to four different angles at a time, along with real-time statistics; a \u201cSkyCast\u201d angle on ESPNEWS; a Spanish language broadcast on ESPN Deportes, as well as coverage of the marching bands streaming on ESPN+.<\/p>\n Saturday night\u2019s game between Ohio State and Tennessee includes the main telecast on ABC\/ESPN; an edition of \u201cField Pass with The Pat McAfee Show\u201d on ESPN2; Command Center on ESPNU, SkyCast on ESPNEWS, the Spanish language broadcast on ESPN Deportes, as well as coverage of the marching bands streaming live on ESPN+. <\/p>\n<\/div>\nHow to stream games on Max<\/h2>\n
Will there be a MegaCast option for the first-round games?<\/h2>\n