College Football Playoff expansion to a 24-team format is hurtling toward an inevitability with the CFP and ESPN closing in on a deal to double the field starting with the 2027 season, according to ESPN’s Pete Thamel. Our long national nightmare has arrived.
Concerns have rightly been raised by pundits and fans alike that the change will impact the importance of the regular season. The expansion will also allow teams that have so-so résumés and, frankly, very little chance to actually win a national championship into the field. But just how bad will those teams really be?
