Toppmeyer: Why the Big Ten desperately wants to rig College Football Playoff
If Tony Petitti’s College Football Playoff plan seems rigged in favor of the Big Ten, that’s only because it is.
Read MoreIf Tony Petitti’s College Football Playoff plan seems rigged in favor of the Big Ten, that’s only because it is.
Read MoreAlthough the future format of the College Football Playoff remains in flux, a key tweak to the selection process to be finalized in August.
Read MoreAt Big 12 Media Days on Tuesday, commissioner Brett Yormark said he is “doubling down” on his support of the proposed 5+11 CFP format.
Read MorePac-12 commissioner Teresa Gould revealed the conference’s stand on the College Football Playoff and its inevitable expansion.
Read MoreTony Pettiti told Fox Sports’ Joel Klatt getting closer to a professional sports model from a postseason standpoint is an obvious goal.
Read MoreYormark has made his preference clear with the model of 5+11, with five automatic bids and eleven left for at-large bids.
Read MoreThe Sporting News has eight teams in our College Football Playoff projections that made the field last year.
Read MoreHere are 10 September and early-October college football games that could make an outsize impact on each team’s season.
Read MoreFour metrics in the four-team era of the CFP before a series of forces collided to allow Ohio State to break the “continuity factor.”
Read MoreWe took the same rankings, updated the seeding, and tried to project how the 2025 Playoff would play out again.
Read MoreThe College Football Playoff will begin requiring teams to provide player availability reports for its games next season.
Read MoreChange is coming to the College Football Playoff, but we don’t know what the format will look like in 2026 after the Big Ten and SEC gain control.
Read MoreThe oddsmakers have released the betting odds for teams to make or miss the College Football Playoff in 2025.
Read MoreESPN released its schedule for the postseason as the network will televise 33 bowl games outside of the 12-team College Football Playoff.
Read MoreOhio State’s Ryan Day has been an outspoken proponent of the multi-automatic bid model as it picked up traction this spring.
Read MoreSEC commissioner Greg Sankey gave a bit of a tease as to when the vote will happen for the College Football Playoff expansion.
Read MoreHeaded into the start of SEC spring meetings, the Big Ten believed it had a partner in its push to transform the College Football Playoff.
Read MoreThe Big 12 commish said Friday that in leading the CFP discussions, the Big Ten and SEC have a “great responsibility” that goes with it.
Read MoreThe discussed 16-team format would have spots for the five highest-ranked conference champions, as well as 11 at-large teams.
Read MoreIf the Big Ten gets its way, the CFP would move in 2026 toward a format in which more bids are awarded via automatic selection.
Read MoreThe College Football Playoff’s power players are locked in a showdown on the future format, and High Noon is fast approaching.
Read MoreBoise State AD Jeremiah Dickey called out the College Football Playoff, challenging them to rename the new format after the Broncos.
Read MoreCollege Football Playoff executives voted on Thursday to move to straight-seeding for next year with no automatic byes for conference champs.
Read MoreCFP executives on Thursday approved a change, voting unanimously to seed teams based directly on the selection committee’s rankings.
Read MoreRoss Dellenger reports CFP executives are expected to adopt a straight-seeding model for the 2025 Playoff.
Read MoreThe NFL’s television schedule is in direct competition with the College Football Playoff which means decreased ratings, and decreased growth.
Read MoreCBS Sports’ Tom Fornelli explores how the Big 12 Conference can earn multiple bids to the College Football Playoff in 2025.
Read MorePower Conference commissioners met again Saturday to discuss the future of the CFP, Yahoo Sports’ Ross Dellenger reported.
Read MoreWest Virginia coach Rich Rodriguez loves the idea of Nick Saban leading a college sports commission under President Donald Trump.
Read MoreThe College Football Playoff’s power brokers are nearing consensus to change the seeding process next season and eliminate first-round byes.
Read MoreESPN’s Pete Thamel breaks down the Power Four structure when it comes to the CFP and the ACC and Big 12 might just be happy to be there.
Read MoreFox Sports announced on Monday that it will broadcast two games on Saturday, Dec. 20, an NFC East clash followed by an NFC North matchup.
Read MoreAccording to Ross Dellenger of Yahoo! Sports, the Big Ten & SEC continue push for both leagues to get four automatic bids to CFP each year.
Read MoreA potential 16-team CFP bracket has “growing” Big Ten and SEC support after an in-person meeting, Yahoo Sports’ Ross Dellenger reported.
Read MoreCBS Sports took a look at those teams outside the post-spring top 10 that could be smart bets when considering national title futures.
Read MoreFollowing the end of spring football practices, 247Sports’ has updated their college football bowl projections for the 2025 season.
Read MoreThe College Football Playoff unveiled dates, times and TV information for the 2025 quarterfinals, semifinals and the National Championship.
Read MoreA roundup of the best news stories from the West and beyond
Read MoreESPN college football analyst Heather Dinich alluded to such a possibility in a new report Monday ahead of the annual spring meetings.
Read MoreOn Barstool’s Bussin With The Boys Podcast with Will Compton and Taylor Lewan, Lanning discussed his mindset following the CFP quarterfinal.
Read MoreAfter a highly successful first run of the 12-team College Football Playoff, the sport is set to run it back again in the 2025-26 season.
Read MoreWe ranked the 25 players who transferred to new programs and can impact the College Football Playoffs in a major way
Read MoreWe decided to think about some of the best potential matchups on the football side heading into the second year of the 12-team CFP.
Read MoreWith nearly nine months to go until the CFP’s Selection Sunday, here are the Big 12’s top five contenders in 2025.
Read MoreWith over five months left until the 2025 season begins here’s a look at some Group of Five programs that can push for the playoff.
Read MoreWhile the possibilities are preliminary, there are at least two models to consider to determine those two Big 12 automatic qualifiers.
Read MoreThe Big Ten and SEC want automatic qualifiers, which Big 12 Commissioner Brett Yormark has now come out strongly against.
Read More“It’s not about getting knocked down,” says Oregon head coach Dan Lanning about losing in the CFP, “It’s about what you do next.”
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