NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Do the SEC and Big Ten want this current 12-team College Football Playoff format to extend beyond next season?
Neither conference boss would answer that question Thursday.
SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey offered two words in response to whether he’d like to continue this format past next season.
“We’ll see,” Sankey said.
Commissioners and athletics directors from the Big Ten and SEC gathered for a summit here Thursday to discuss topics including the future format of the playoff, the possibility of more Big Ten vs. SEC nonconference matchups, and the implications of the House legal settlement that will unlock revenue-sharing for athletes.
The commissioners had plenty to say about private equity, with both Sankey and Big Ten counterpart Tony Petitti slamming the idea of third-party investors taking the reins of college football’s direction.
They had far less to say about their preference for the playoff format, but their meeting and remarks afterward amounted to a show of strength that could be interpreted as: Either the playoff committee rewards the Big Ten and SEC with a sizable number of at-large bids, or else Sankey and Petitti could bust out their collective sledgehammer and smash this format.
“Who qualifies, how the committee evaluates strength of schedule,” Petitti said, as to what he’ll be closely monitoring from the playoff process this season.
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The current playoff format guarantees automatic bids for the top five conference champions. The remaining seven playoff spots are decided via at-large selection by a 13-member selection committee.
“I want to see what happens with the evaluation (of those at-large bids),” Sankey said.
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Publish date : 2024-10-10 21:13:55
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