Big Ten: No League Championship Game if College Football Moves to a 24-Team Playoff
Oregon’s trio will face questions about the Ducks’ playoff ceiling and whether the Big Ten sees them as favorites or a team that still must prove itself.
- On Tuesday, the Oregon Ducks begin their Big Ten Media Days presence in Chicago, represented by quarterback Dante Moore, tight end Jamari Johnson, and defensive end Teitum Tuioti.
- Coach Dan Lanning selected these specific players to project 'battle-tested leadership' heading into the season. Choosing Johnson sidesteps potential locker room friction from a crowded wide receiver group.
- Big Ten Commissioner Tony Petitti faces significant challenges during the event, including the conference's nonconference scheduling policy and ongoing College Football Playoff expansion negotiations. The SEC uses the Big Ten's lack of Power Four opponents to gain leverage.
- Picked to finish fifth in the preseason poll, Michigan enters the season under new coach Kyle Whittingham with significant roster turnover. The Wolverines face the league's top three programs in November.
- Questions remain about whether conference contenders possess the depth to compete with the SEC as the Big Ten pursues a national championship four-peat. Observers wonder if the Ducks carry a 'prove it' mentality throughout the season.
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Big Ten: No league championship game if college football moves to 24-team playoff
Big Ten commissioner Tony Petitti says that’s a worthwhile sacrifice to get his preferred postseason format. Pettiti mentioned this possibility back in May as he stepped up his push to expand the current 12-team playoff to 24.
Petitti reiterates Big Ten's push for 24-team CFP
Speaking on the first day of his conference's media days gathering, Big Ten commissioner Tony Petitti on Tuesday doubled down on his league's push for a 24-team College Football Playoff in time for 2027, saying "the faster it goes, the easier it will be."
USC’s Lincoln Riley says CFP expansion ‘just a matter of time’
USC football coach Lincoln Riley is in favor of an expanded College Football Playoff that would double the number of teams from 12 to 24, saying it would preserve intersectional rivalries and put the percentage of teams making the postseason more in line with other college sports
LA Daily News
OC RegisterTony Petitti reiterates Big Ten’s desire for a 24-team CFP in 2027
The Big Ten would do away with its championship game if college football adopts a 24-team playoff, and the Big Ten commissioner says that’s a worthwhile sacrifice to get his preferred postseason format. The SEC remains the holdout.
Associated Press News
Big Ten: No league championship game if college football moves to a 24-team playoff
The Big Ten would do away with its championship game if college football adopts a 24-team playoff. Big Ten commissioner Tony Petitti says that’s a worthwhile sacrifice to get his preferred postseason format.
Omaha World-Herald
Wahoo NewspaperBig Ten Commissioner Tony Petitti talks playoff expansion, Senate and more at media days
Big Ten commissioner Tony Petitti backed a 24-team College Football Playoff and addressed potential NCAA governance changes. The conference is awaiting revisions before supporting the Protect College Sports Act.
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