March 21, 2025
By Will Backus, CBS Sports: Though the expanded College Football Playoff isn’t without its flaws, perhaps its greatest virtue is the fact that it guarantees access to the Group of Five. Though most seasons the Group of Five will be consigned to just one of the five automatic bids, it’s a much better alternative to the four-team format, in which deserving teams like 2017 UCF and 2020 Cincinnati got left by the wayside.
It also means that competition across the Group of Five is heightened, and teams really need to elevate their play if they want to stand out from 67 other teams all vying for the same goal.
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