Here’s what Big Ten, SEC could demand as College Football Playoff holds critical meeting in Texas

Wednesday is shaping up to be one of the more significant days in the history of the College Football Playoff. The 11 members of the CFP Management Committee (10 FBS commissioners, Notre Dame athletic director) will be tasked with hashing out the structure of how college football is going to look for most of the next decade.

While no resolution is expected on any single issue, this will be the meeting where “everybody puts their cards on the table,” a source familiar with the talks told CBS Sports. It also stands as the first meeting involving every conference since the Big Ten and SEC basically staked their claim to the future of the sport by forming an “advisory group” earlier this month.

“Look, it’s a shot over the bow a little bit,” one conference official said of the union.

Still to be determined is what stance the Big Ten and SEC choose to take. Either way, it’s all but certain those leagues will see increased stewardship in college athletics. It’s clear those conferences at least have some leverage to get more of what they want. SEC commissioner Greg Sankey has long claimed his league alone could stage its own playoff if deemed necessary. He’s probably right.

For now, here is what the Big Ten and SEC will likely be seeking as the committee convenes Wednesday in Dallas.

Guaranteed playoff bids, favorable structure

The CFP Board of Managers (presidents, chancellors) on Tuesday formally approved the 5+7 model for the 12-team expanded playoff field, one that had long been assumed, discussed and delayed. However, that structure is only guaranteed to be in place the next two seasons. It has repeatedly been stressed that the slate will be wiped clean beginning in 2026.

Up for discussion will be the overall number of playoff teams with Big…

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Author : Dennis Dodd

Publish date : 2024-02-21 00:13:47

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