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Big Ten Circulates 24-Team CFP Plan Featuring 23+1 Field, Top-Eight Byes and No Title Games

The leak underscores a rift with the SEC over field size that has kept the 2026 playoff at 12 teams.

CFP to Stay at 12 in 2026 as G-6 Auto Bid Shifts to Highest-Ranked Team

College Football Playoff Stays at 12 Teams for 2026 After SEC–Big Ten Stalemate

Top ADs Urge Scrapping College Athlete Pay Cap as Enforcement Frays

SEC–Big Ten Standoff Over CFP Expansion Intensifies Before Deadline

16-Team College Football Playoff Gains Steam as Sankey, Petitti Face Jan. 23 Decision

Push to Elevate the Rose Bowl’s CFP Role Intensifies After Quarterfinal Showcase

Calls Mount to Curb Group of Five Access After CFP Blowouts and Ratings Slide

CFP Leaders Weigh 16-Team Expansion After Notre Dame Exclusion Triggers Governance Fight

Notre Dame–ACC Rift Widens After CFP Snub as Big 12 Chief Rebukes Irish AD

Notre Dame Left Out of CFP as AD Reveals MOU Assuring Future Top‑12 Berth

BYU to Face Georgia Tech in Pop-Tarts Bowl on Dec. 27

Vanderbilt’s CFP Bid Reaches Crescendo as Pavia Becomes Heisman Betting Favorite

Texas Tech vs. BYU Set for Big 12 Championship on Dec. 6 With Playoff Implications

No. 12 Vanderbilt Visits No. 18 Tennessee Saturday in Sold-Out, Top-20 Rivalry

Kirk Herbstreit Denounces SEC-Bias Claims in Expletive-Laced Podcast Rant

Big Ten Floats 24-Team CFP as Deadline Nears, Deepening Rift Over 2026 Format

Paul Finebaum Blasts Group of Five CFP Berth, Comparing USF to Triple-A, as Backlash Mounts

SEC Opposes Automatic Bids as CFP Talks Stall Ahead of Dec. 1 Deadline

CFP Expansion Talks Yield No Deal as Leaders Lean Toward Staying at 12 for 2026