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CFP board member not expecting resolution on format by Dec. 1 deadline

November 7, 2025

By Grant Grubbs, On3: The College Football Playoff management committee has until Dec. 1 to agree on a new CFP format. On Friday, Mississippi State president Mark Keenum, who serves as chairman on the CFP’s Board of Managers, revealed his and the SEC’s stance on expansion talks.

“I’m not a big fan of automatic qualifiers,” Keenum told ESPN’s Paul Finebaum. “The best teams ought to play in our nation’s national tournament to determine who our national champion in college football is going to be, and not have automatic bids.

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