Ryan Day Urges 24-Team Playoff to Make Ohio State-Michigan a Play-In Game

9 articles · Updated · Yahoo Sports · May 20

Ryan Day said Ohio State-Michigan should effectively become a College Football Playoff eliminator, with the rivalry carrying direct postseason stakes instead of feeding into a conference title game.
Day argued that in a 24-team format, scrapping the Big Ten championship game would keep The Game "as fierce as it’s ever been" while making the winner’s reward clearer—entry, seeding or a first-round bye.
An 11-0 vs. 11-0 matchup could otherwise send both teams into an expanded field, he said, diluting the rivalry’s edge if the loser still reaches the playoff.
Ohio State and Michigan have combined for eight playoff appearances, and Day framed the proposal as a way to preserve the sport’s biggest regular-season rivalry in the coming expansion era.

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