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Tony Petitti's CFP Proposal Doesn't Have College Football’s Best Interests in Mind

Big Ten commissioner Tony Petitti continues to championing a 16-team, 4-4-2-2-1 format for the College Football Playoff. | Lucas Peltier-Imagn Images

LAS VEGAS — Big Ten commissioner Tony Petitti came out of seclusion at his conference media days Tuesday. It was nice to hear from the most reclusive power player in college sports. Unfortunately, he didn’t bring many good ideas with him.

Petitti was asked to defend (or at least explain) a College Football Playoff proposal that has little public support, and perhaps even less among his fellow commissioners. His case wasn’t terribly compelling.

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