CFP committee shuts down ESPN idea for 20-team playoff

Published by Awful Announcing on August 11, 2026 at 2:00 PM ET

The idea for a 20-team College Football Playoff from ESPN has come and gone faster than you can say Tim Biakabutuka. The debate over CFP expansion has been a pitched battle between the Power 2 conferences that cannot come to an agreement on the best pathway forward. The Big Ten is pushing a 24-team model…

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