The Big 12 vs. Boise State: Expanded CFP already has a looming controversy

November 25, 2024

By Ross Dellenger, Yahoo Sports: The College Football Playoff selection committee enters its final two weeks of deliberation with a host of consequential decisions thrust on the 13 members.

(1) Who are the final at-large selections into the field?

(2) Which teams receive a first-round game at home?

(3) Which four conference champions receive a first-round bye?

The first two are causing plenty of angst. But it is the third stress point that, perhaps, offers the most intriguing debate. The five highest-ranked conference champions earn a bid into the 12-team field, and the top four champions are seeded Nos. 1-4 and receive a bye into the quarterfinals.

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College Football Playoff controversy? Potential bye wracking nerves in Big 12, Boise State

It was presumed the four power conference champs would stand well above their competition and earn first-round byes in the 12-team playoff. With two weeks left before the first iteration of the expanded field is set, that is not the case.

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