College Football · Orlando Sentinel

Bianchi: UCF had to invent its own national championship, but 24-team playoff makes college football more fair and fun

Published by Orlando Sentinel on November 10, 2026 at 9:59 AM ET

I must be getting old. I can still remember those delirious days of yesteryear when Florida fans were euphoric about getting invited to the now-defunct Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl and Florida State fans celebrated an invitation to the Tangerine Bowl. I remember when New Year’s Day was sacred, when the Cotton, Sugar, Orange and Rose bowls were college football’s cathedrals, and when one September ...

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