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The college football landscape is set to drastically change entering the 2024 season with the expansion of the College Football Playoff from four to 12 teams.
The new format will serve as an undercurrent to the sport’s other changes, including the expansion of the SEC and Big Ten. The week-to-week conversation surrounding the sport, importantly, will grow to include contenders for any of the top 12 spots, instead of just the previous four.
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Wisconsin head coach Luke Fickell recently joined the Big Ten Network’s ‘B1G Today’ show and discussed that new playoff format. He is a big fan of the expanded field, to say the least, despite being the only head coach to bring a Group of Five program to the previous four-team playoff (Cincinnati, 2021).
“No doubt. Some way we can figure out the more opportunities for teams, the better,” Fickell said when asked if he prefers the new model. “I think for twofold, I think it makes the season better, I think it brings people into the mix longer. The more meaningful games we can play late in the year, it does so much more for all of us. For our program, for our team, even for the environment on campus. I think for us, particularly in the Big Ten, our ability to know there’s more opportunities out there to get into the playoff.”
Fickell’s response went on to highlight his experience on Urban Meyer’s Ohio State coaching staff in 2014 that led the Buckeyes to the No. 4 seed in the inaugural four-team playoff. That team went on to defeat Alabama in the national semifinal and Oregon in the national title. Its opportunity originally came thanks to the new playoff system.
“I’ve been a part of it. I’ve been a No. 4 team in the playoff that ran the table and pretty convincingly won it…
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Author : Badgers Wire
Publish date : 2024-06-13 16:03:15
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