ORLANDO, Fla. — The College Football Playoff took another step toward possible expansion when the group’s Board of Managers authorized a study on the impact of a proposed 12-team model.
The board, which is comprised of 11 school presidents and chancellors, met in Dallas Tuesday to discuss the latest proposal put forth by a playoff working group. The recommendation presented by the CFP management group, which is composed of the 10 conference commissioners and Notre Dame athletics director Jack Swarbrick, would expand the playoff from its current four-team model to include 12 teams.
“The four-team playoff has been a great success and I’m confident it will remain a success,” said CFP Board chairman Mark Keenum. “Nevertheless, it is our responsibility to explore options to make it even better by increasing the number of schools that participate in it.
