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“Mid-American Conference Commissioner Jon Steinbrecher said he has long advocated for more access to the playoff, though he is uncertain expansion strengthens college football as a whole.”

“…caught on with the other conferences and generated billions in TV money over three decades of high-stakes, highly viewed December showdowns — are the single largest piece of collateral damage in the wake of the latest expansion of the College Football…”

“The College Football Playoff and ESPN have come to a five-year agreement that will see the expansion of the CFP field to 24 schools in 2027 with the four-letter network being the broadcast partner.”

“The criticisms of an expanded College Football Playoff are well established.”

“Monday made what was long rumored official: we're moving to a 24-team College Football Playoff starting in the 2027-2028 season.”

“Then the College Football Playoff selection committee released their poll this week and, well, to say it was indefensibly bad is a charitable overstatement.”

“We could be witnessing a year in which the Big Ten might only get two teams into the College Football Playoff, especially if No. 12 Ohio State cannot figure out life without Julian Sayin.”

“The demand was reflected on the secondary market: Game 7’s cheapest available ticket was $364 roughly 24 hours before tipoff, outstripping every NFL and college football game this weekend, according to ticketing analyst Keith Smith.”

“That could be the case for UCLA’s resurgent football team after the Bruins checked in at No. 8 in the initial College Football Playoff ranking released Tuesday afternoon.”

“We'll get into the problems with a 24-team College Football Playoff (CFP), then talk about the NBA's new betting restrictions, and close with thoughts about President Donald Trump's new government golf course plans.”

“Also, I've seen a lot of folks comparing modern day college football to peak NASCAR in terms of recent decision-making about playoff expansion.”

“College football moved closer to a 24-team postseason after securing what a person familiar with the negotiations called a “handshake agreement” between the College Football Playoff and broadcast partner ESPN that would make up for the nine-figure sums the…”

“Expansion of the College Football Playoff only needs a few approval signatures and final votes before we can officially start discussing what the sport will look like moving forward now that monetary figures are being finalized.”

“Saturday morning, before a full slate of college football games, including two Top-10 matchups (Ohio State vs Indiana and Notre Dame vs BYU), many media personalities got the chance to make their opinions known about the expansion of the College Football…”

“Nick Saban isn’t quite ready for a 24-team College Football Playoff.”

“Coming out of their meetings this week at Big Ten headquarters, the College Football Playoff committee is now formally waiting to see what ESPN is willing to offer for an expansion from 12 teams to 24.”

“The first iteration of the College Football Playoff was in 2014, not too long ago, in the grand scheme of things.”

“So Jeff Brohm’s team has a chance to stack wins and push for a bid to the 12-team College Football Playoff.”

“The playoff that everyone wanted — make that, demanded — is now a fixture in college football.”