Sugar Bowl officials are close to finalizing a six-year extension with the College Football Playoff to play a quarterfinal or semifinal CFP game annually in New Orleans through 2032, Sugar Bowl CEO Jeff Hundley said Tuesday.

“Of course, nothing's done until it's done and the ink's dry, but we feel really optimistic,” Hundley said at the Greater New Orlean Quarterback Club on Tuesday. “We've been back and forth quite a bit (in negotiations) and are landed in a pretty good spot that will give us, in that six-year term, three (CFP) quarterfinal games and three semifinal games. It’s exciting news for us.”

The Sugar Bowl, along with college football’s other “big six” bowls — the Cotton, Fiesta, Orange, Peach and Rose — has been a regular host for the CFP since the tournament began with a fo

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