US EditionSEC Commissioner: 'More Traction' on 16-Team Playoff than He Anticipated
- SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey noted during the league's spring meetings that there is growing interest among conference leaders in increasing the size of the College Football Playoff field from 12 to 16 participants.
- Last week, unanimous consent was reached among the ten conferences along with Notre Dame to implement a straight seeding system for the upcoming 12-team playoff season.
- The expansion discussion involves school presidents, athletic directors, and coaches, with major decisions tied to a six-year, $7.8 billion ESPN contract covering playoffs through 2031.
- Sankey noted that the idea of expanding to sixteen teams has generated more interest within the league than he initially expected, but stressed that no final decisions have been reached and they plan to explore the possibilities further this week.
- The playoff will remain 12 teams next year, while expansion efforts may influence future revenue needs linked to $20.5 million name, image, likeness payments and pending legal settlements.
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CFP 5+11 model draws interest from SEC coaches
In a pivot from the push for automatic qualifiers in the next iteration of the College Football Playoff, the SEC on Tuesday took a heightened interest in a 16-team model that would include the five highest-ranked conference champions and 11 at-large bids.
SEC commissioner: ‘More traction’ on 16-team playoff than he anticipated
The commissioner of the Southeastern Conference is hearing increased interest from his league’s leaders about a previously little-discussed idea of expanding the College Football Playoff from 12 to 16 teams.
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MIRAMAR BEACH, Fla. (AP) — The commissioner of the Southeastern Conference is hearing an increased amount of interest from his league’s leaders about a previously little-discussed idea of expanding the College Football Playoff from 12 to 16 teams. The future…
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