Calls Mount Against SEC as CFP Format Reset Triggers Football Community Meltdown

CFP meetings wrap with all formats still on table

CFP executive director Rich Clark said "pretty much everything's on the table" for potential formats for 2026 and beyond but that the group would like to make a decision by the fall.

Calls Mount Against SEC as CFP Format Reset Triggers Football Community Meltdown

The College Football Playoff has once again found itself in the middle of chaos. What was supposed to be a cleaner path toward crowning the best team in the country is now a growing mess—thanks to format confusion, power plays, and now, a full-blown reset of the 2026 structure. At the center of the storm? The SEC. Last season already stirred outrage. Teams like Boise State snuck into the expanded CFP thanks to weaker conference wins, while power…

5 schools that can stop the SEC from winning a national title

It’s been 890 days (and counting...) since the SEC last won a national title in college football. Who would’ve thought that Georgia’s dominating beatdown of TCU in the 2023 College Football Playoff title game was going to be the last time we’ve seen the SEC become lords of college football?

CFP executive director says ‘everything’s on the table’ for new format

College Football Playoff executive director Rich Clark isn’t sure what the Playoff format will look like starting with the 2026 season and beyond, but he knows 1 thing for sure: Nothing can be ruled out. “Pretty much everything’s on the table and they’re taking a good look at it — all of it,” Clark told ESPN on Wednesday after 2 days of meetings in Asheville, N.C. “So, I wouldn’t say there’s a leading contender right now for them, but they’re…

CFP executive director says 'everything's on the table' for new format

College Football Playoff executive director Rich Clark isn’t sure what the Playoff format will look like starting with the 2026 season and beyond, but he knows 1 thing for sure: Nothing can be ruled out. “Pretty much everything’s on the table and they’re taking a good look at it — all of it,” Clark told ESPN on Wednesday after 2 days of meetings in Asheville, N.C. “So, I wouldn’t say there’s a leading contender right now for them, but they’re ta…

College Football Playoff will begin requiring player availability reports

College football coaches have long been known to play coy and stretch the truth when it comes to player availability leading up to big games, often driving network executives and gamblers just as crazy as their on-field opponents. Like so many things from a bygone era, that option is going away, at least when it comes to the College Football Playoff. Following in the footsteps of the SEC, the College Football Playoff will begin requiring teams t…