ACC, Big 12 Push 24-Team CFP as SEC Holds to 16-Team Plan

7 articles · Updated · Fox News · May 13

ACC and Big 12 officials are preparing to publicly back a 24-team College Football Playoff, escalating pressure on the SEC as conference meetings continue this week.
Greg Sankey said the SEC still favors a 16-team model backed by research, arguing the league wants analytics on which regular-season games would still matter in a larger field.
That split matters because the SEC and Big Ten share the most power over future playoff expansion, leaving other conferences to lobby rather than dictate the outcome.
Coaches' public support is drawing headlines, but even Dabo Swinney said his view "doesn't really matter," underscoring that athletic directors and presidents will drive the final decision.
The fight now centers less on coach opinion than on whether mounting pressure from outside the SEC can move the two conferences that control the CFP's next format.

As the SEC and Big Ten battle over playoff size, who will win control of college football's billion-dollar future?

While conferences debate expansion, what is the unspoken physical and academic cost of a longer season for student-athletes?

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