If the SEC and Big Ten insist on 4-4-2-2-1, there’s nothing the ACC and Big 12 can do. But they should make sure the college sports world knows they went down kicking and screaming.

After the SEC appeared to drop its support for a controversial redesign of the College Football Playoff, the Big Ten is standing firm on the plan.

As the SEC appears to lose interest in backing four automatic qualifiers in the College Football Playoff, the reigning national champion head coach is sticking with the plan. James Parks | Jun 5, 2025 ...

The Big Ten commissioner is reiterating the league’s preference for multiple automatic qualifiers in the next version of the ...

Curt Cignetti is still surprised that some teams feel the need to get bent out of shape over Indiana's trip to the Playoff ...

The Big Ten's plan for a rigged College Football Playoff with automatic berths ran out of gas. The SEC drained its fuel.

Elite opinion inside the SEC appears to be moving away from granting the conference four auto bids in the future College Football Playoff, but it sounds like that’s an idea commissioner Greg ...

It’s more that the SEC worries the auto-bid plan would not reward ... and a dash of controversy are good for business. Petitti, though, views this through the Big Ten lens. If he achieved his playoff ...

They thought them undeserving of a playoff bid. If Florida, which plays Miami and Florida State, goes 9-3 this season, it likely would have a stronger case for an at-large bid than the SEC’s ...

If commissioner Tony Petitti’s 4-4-2-2-1 format is adopted, the league could add two games alongside its title matchup for ...

The big question around the future of the College Football Playoff remains whether or not to award the SEC and Big Ten four automatic qualifiers each. While most of the sport is against the idea ...

Elite opinion inside the SEC appears to be moving away from granting the conference four auto bids in the future College Football Playoff, but it sounds like that’s an idea commissioner Greg ...