Across college football, the latest buzz is centered around the American Football Coaches Association’s recent vote recommending that college leaders replace the existing playoff format with “the maximum number of participants,” cut conference championship games, while preserving the Army-Navy game’s exclusive time window and scheduling other games throughout the day, and that the playoff will end by the second week of January each year. That’s according to recent reporting in Yahoo! Sports.
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Yahoo! Sports:
“The coaches association is the latest group to express support, publicly or privately, for a significant expansion of the sport’s postseason event — a divisive topic that has divided CFP decision-makers over the years. The 10 FBS conference commissioners and Notre Dame’s athletic director—members of the CFP’s governance committee—met two weeks ago for their latest debate over the next iteration of what is now a 12-team playoff. At the center of those discussions is a 16-team or 24-team model—the former supported by the SEC and latter by the Big Ten. The two conferences must agree for any format to be adopted.”
WHAT THEY’RE SAYING ABOUT THE LONGHORNS
Austin American-Statesman: How will Texas use its ball-strike challenges at the SEC Tournament?
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247Sports: Could Brody Walls offer Texas baseball key innings in the postseason? He made a good case Tuesday
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Inside Texas: ITYT Q&A: Post-spring needs, QB2 readiness, and freshman risers
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ICYMI IN BURNT ORANGE NATION
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RECRUITING ROUNDUP
247Sports: Peach State Pipeline: Commitments coming soon, battles heating up for top prospects in Georgia
247Sports: The Stampede: 10 more targets that could join Texas’ 2027 class
Inside Texas: Tracking recent Texas Longhorns offers in the 2028 class, plus one 2029 prospect
Inside Texas: Texas Longhorns Recruiting Intel: Latest on Junior Tu’upo, where UT is trending, and new RPM
Inside Texas: Prediction: Texas trending for four-star wide receiver
SEC SHOWDOWN
Austin American-Statesman: What does Texas softball need to do at the SEC Tournament to help its NCAA case?
Rock M Nation: What Missouri achieved in the transfer portal — and what’s left to do
Rocky Top Talk: Report details just how much Tennessee basketball spent in the transfer portal
Roll ‘Bama Roll: Troy topples Tide, 6-1
A Sea Of Blue: Mark Pope addresses Kentucky Basketball roster, Malachi Moreno NBA decision, and more
WHAT WE’RE READING
SB Nation: The AFCA’s push for a 24-team CFP may actually help college football
SB Nation: Kentucky Derby winner Golden Tempo to miss Preakness
SB Nation: 6 NFL coaches on the hot seat to start 2026
NEWS ACROSS LONGHORN NATION AND BEYOND
- What are y’all’s thoughts?
