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SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey said last week his league is open to various playoff expansion formats, including 5+7, 5+9 or 5+11. The number five refers to automatic bids for conference champions, including one from the Group of Six. The second number represents the number of at-large selections.
The conference’s coaches, players and commissioner weighed in on some of the most pressing issues facing college athletics.
While there is a general mood that college football should expand its playoff from the current 12-team format, there is still no agreement on exactly how to do
In summary, Lanning seeks fewer bye weeks (teams will again have two this season), a shorter break between the regular season and playoff and an earlier title game. He also said the regular seasons should start in Week 0, which would aid in moving the rest of the calendar up a week.
At Big Ten and ACC media days this week, the SEC has been a regular subject of conversation. It's a sign of the league's strength and influence
The Big Ten’s Tony Petitti and the ACC’s Jim Phillips indicated Tuesday that expansion of the major postseason events might be delayed.
With talks of College Football Playoff expansion, a holding pattern continues formation between the Big Ten and other Power 4 conferences. The Big Ten wants four automatic bids in its proposal, while the SEC, ACC and Big 12 are fine moving forward with five auto-bids and the rest at-large if the 12-team field moves to 14 or 16 in the future.
The college playoffs expanding from 12 to 16 teams could happen as soon as next season, but the Big Ten and SEC haven't come to an agreement on what that format would look like.
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Group of 5 leagues have twice gotten a team into the playoff, American Conference champion Cincinnati in 2021 and Mountain West champion Boise State in 2024. The Group of 5 also sent one team to a New Year’s Six bowl game under the 4-team format, but the Sun Belt has yet to be represented.
Hurricanes coach Mario Cristobal shared his thoughts on the major changes coming to college football this summer during interviews at ACC media days.