May 22, 2026
By Nick Schultz, On3 Sports: As discussions about the College Football Playoff continue, the Big Ten continues to make its support clear for a 24-team format. That was apparent at the conference’s spring meetings, and Washington coach Jedd Fisch compared it to the NFL’s playoff system.
Fisch spent 14 years of his coaching career in the NFL as an assistant, serving on staffs for the Seattle Seahawks’ NFC West title team in 2010 and the Los Angeles Rams’ Super Bowl appearance in 2018. At the professional level, 14 of the 32 teams – roughly 43.8% – make the playoffs after the league expanded the postseason format in 2020.
In the college game, 12 teams currently make CFP under the current format. Fisch said expanding the field to 24 teams would bring college football more in line with the NFL and, as a result, potentially bring more of a return on investment for rosters.
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