There is discussion that the college football playoff format would grow once more in the near future, almost immediately after it was extended from four teams to twelve in a field that will make its debut this postseason.
Currently, the College Football Playoff will consist of the top five conference winners (four of which will receive a first-round bye) and the following seven at-large teams, which will comprise the 12-team field in 2024 and 2025.
Now, according to Chris Vannini of The Athletic, administrators from the Group of Five NCAA conferences—the American Athletic Conference, Sun Belt, Mountain West, Mid-American Conference, and Conference USA—have discussed a potential “G5-only postseason playoff or even wide-scale G5 realignment with the involvement of private equity.”
Before that report, Dennis Dodd of CBS Sports broke the news that former Tennessee football coach Derek Dooley was pitching a Group of Five playoffs that would be financially backed by private equity.
Dodd mentioned that the current NCAA College Football Playoff media rights agreement has left the Group of Five conferences unhappy with their revenue cut.
Currently, the College Football Playoff will consist of the top five conference winners (four of which will receive a first-round bye) and the following seven at-large teams, which will comprise the 12-team field in 2024 and 2025.
Now, according to Chris Vannini of The Athletic, administrators from the Group of Five NCAA conferences—the American Athletic Conference, Sun Belt, Mountain West, Mid-American Conference, and Conference USA—have discussed a potential “G5-only postseason playoff or even wide-scale G5 realignment with the involvement of private equity.”
Before that report, Dennis Dodd of CBS Sports broke the news that former Tennessee football coach Derek Dooley was pitching a Group of Five playoffs that would be financially backed by private equity.
Dodd mentioned that the current NCAA College Football Playoff media rights agreement has left the Group of Five conferences unhappy with their revenue cut.
