AUBURN, Ala. — The future of College Football took a massive twist on Thursday when ESPN College Football Senior Insider Pete Thamel broke big news.
He announced that the College Football committee is coming together to reshape the future of the Playoffs. The structure will go from 12 teams to 24, adding another week of playoffs.
Typically, during the regular college football season, there is a week of Conference Championships, and with the new rule, those will no longer happen.
In this new age of college football, there will be four guaranteed Power 4 spots, one guaranteed spot for a Group of 6 school, and 19 other at-large bids.
As for change, the CFP changed the playoff format only four years ago. They ran a four-team playoff from 2014 through 2023 and ultimately moved to a 12-team playoff.
Over the past couple of months, the Big 10 Commissioner Tony Pettiti has been pushing the SEC to sign this agreement. The SEC wanted to have a 12- or 16-team playoff. Ultimately, SEC commissioner Greg Sankey signed the 24-team agreement.
ESPN still owns the broadcasting rights to all College Football Playoff games. It will give more teams a chance to extend the postseason, but many college football fans are not happy about it. Some think that there are too many teams, while others would point to the 12th-ranked Miami last year making the championship.
Auburn has never made the College Football Playoffs since the tournament began in 2014.
The Tigers last made the BCS National Championship game against Jameis Winston and the Florida State Seminoles, where they lost 34-31.
The Tigers will now have a better shot at making the playoffs going forward with this new 24 Team Playoff.
The new age of college football is always changing, and 2027 will be a new start for everyone.
