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'Handshake agreement' with ESPN brings college football closer to a 24-team playoff, AP source says
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What happened'Handshake agreement' with ESPN brings college football closer to a 24-team playoff, AP source says.
The headline splitThe center frames it as "'Handshake agreement' with ESPN brings college football closer to a 24-team playoff, AP s...". The right frames it as "College football betting, predictions: Trust underdogs in Week 7".
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Center'Handshake agreement' with ESPN brings college football closer to a 24-team playoff, AP source says
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Right / center-rightCollege Football Playoff expanding again, but the money behind it is not what some would call a 'win'
College football betting, predictions: Trust underdogs in Week 7
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'Handshake agreement' with ESPN brings college football closer to a 24-team playoff, AP source says
College football moved closer to a 24-team postseason after securing what a person familiar with the negotiations called a “handshake agreement” between the College Football Playoff and bro...
