College Football Playoff on ESPN Radio: A New College Football Partnership

College Football Playoff on ESPN Radio Beginning with the season, college football will enter a new era when a postseason playoff will begin The format is simple: top four teams, two semifinals played in bowl games, and a national championship game played in a different city each year Each semifinal will be played during the New Year's holiday with the national championship game in prime time on a Monday night at least a week later The best of all worlds, and the biggest innovation to the sport in decades

College Football Playoff Schedule 1:00 PM ET4:00 PM ET8:00 PM ET New Year’s Eve 1:00 PM ET4:00 PM ET8:00 PM ET New Year’s Day Semifinal Games AtlantaDallasPhoenix NYE: Wednesday NYD: Thursday National Championship Game Monday January 12 Dallas AugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJul Miami Each site will host three semi-final games over the course of the 12-year cycle Rose and Sugar Bowls are in fixed positions and will not move Orange Bowl rotation is confirmed Three remaining Host Sites have yet to be confirmed, but will most likely be Phoenix, Dallas and Atlanta Champ game will be played on the first Monday in January that is at least 7 days after the semifinals

NCAA Football Listener Men: 72.4% Women: 27.6% Median Age: 44 Median HHI: $86,000 Graduated College+: 125 Index Own Home: 70.4% Professional/management, business and financial operations: 182 Index Source: MRI weighted to Population (000) - Base: All

Game Around the Game ESPN Radio will provide the complete college football experience, with live games, and the game around the game all season long Reaching fans 24/7 through multiple digital opportunities – Streaming, Countdown Clocks, Podcasts… Connect with passionate fans on site during the College GameDay Tour and during the College Football Playoff Biggest Games – Regular season and Bowl Games, including all College Football Playoff Games

Play by Play Broadcasts are cross promoted across ESPN Branded Media that reaches over 113 million people every week Source: ESPN All Day, Every Day Fall 2012