AFCA backs 24-team college football playoff and ending conference title games

9 articles · Updated · Yahoo Sports · May 6

The coaches' group also urged finishing the postseason by the second week of January, keeping Army-Navy's standalone window and cutting the regular season to one bye week.
Its recommendation adds momentum to a 24-team model now gaining support from the Big 12, ACC and Notre Dame, while the SEC still favours a 16-team format.
Commissioners meet again in mid-June as media consultants assess whether extra playoff revenue can offset about $250 million tied to conference championship games.

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