College Football Playoff Could Further Expand

The landscape of college football has already drastically changed over the past few years, but the College Football Playoff could once again revamp the playoff format.

The landscape of college football has already drastically changed over the past few years, but the College Football Playoff could once again revamp the playoff format.

The College Football Playoff was formed in the 2014 season, featuring the nation's four best teams decided by a selection committee. It introduced a drastically different postseason format than college football fans were accustomed to during the BCS Championship era. Now, just ten years after the CFP was formed, we are expanding the field to twelve teams.

The 12-team playoff will be introduced this season, and it allows programs like Tennessee to get their first shot at a College Football Playoff berth. However, ESPN's Pete Thamel reported that the field could be getting bigger shortly. In an article published Friday, Thamel revealed decision makers are close to expanding the field to 14 teams, which would hypothetically begin in the 2026 season.

The NCAA, member leagues, Notre Dame, and ESPN are still currently negotiating contracts, but the deal is expected to be finalized by the end of the day, according to Thamel. College football continues to evolve, and we may have a new format just after we introduced the 12-team concept.

Tennessee Volunteers HC Josh Heupel during pregame before the win against Iowa. (Photo by Saul Young of the News Sentinel) 

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