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As CFP plods along, transfers and coaching moves don't wait. Oregon's Dan Lanning wants change

  • On Wednesday at the Orange Bowl news conference, Oregon coach Dan Lanning said he wants the college football season to end on Jan. 1 to fix the calendar and shorten long byes before the College Football Playoff.
  • Coaching moves and player movement have created pressure because multiple coordinators juggle postseason duties while hired away, and the transfer portal opens Jan. 2, increasing overlap for staffs and players.
  • To address the timing, Lanning proposed starting in Week 0 or eliminating first-round byes so the season concludes January 1, with every College Football Playoff game played on December weekends.
  • On the impact, Lanning pointed to all four teams with first-round byes last year losing in the quarterfinals, while playing James Madison last week helped Oregon stay in rhythm despite a 51-34 win.
  • In the wider context, scheduling collides with The NFL's added Saturday games and broadcaster incentives, while Lanning said Saturdays in December should be 'sacred' for college football and others propose similar plans.
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KGW 8 broke the news in Portland, United States on Wednesday, December 31, 2025.
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