Regular-season college football returned to TBS in 2002 as part of a sub-licensing agreement with Fox Sports Net, broadcasting a package of Pac-10 and Big 12 games through 2006.
In June 1984, WTBS sports director Terry Hanson stated that they planned to compete for the national television rights being offered by the College Football Association (CFA)—a consortium of major conferences—and would challenge any attempt to impose regional blackouts.
[13] By then, TBS's pre-game show was branded as Big PlayStation Saturday as part of a sponsorship with Sony Computer Entertainment.
[15] On May 22, 2024, ESPN announced that it had sub-licensed a portion of the College Football Playoff broadcast rights to TNT Sports from the 2024 season—the first to feature a new 12-team tournament format—through 2028.
[20] On July 1, 2024, TNT Sports also announced an agreement with the Mountain West Conference, under which it will carry a package of 14 games on TruTV and streaming on Max throughout the 2024 season.
[22] On November 16, 2024, as part of a settlement tied to a legal dispute with the NBA over its next round of media rights, it was reported that ESPN had agreed to sublicense a package of Big 12 football and basketball games to TNT Sports beginning in the 2025 season.