There is now more uniformity across conferences in college football, and that could mean the SEC and Big Ten are one step closer to agreeing on the format of the College Football Playoff for the 2026 season.

Amid an offseason of chatter about future College Football Playoff expansion, multiple reports said last week the Big Ten floated an idea for a 24 or 28-team model. Saturday morning, ESPN’s Rece Davis called that idea “absurd.

The UCLA Bruins are one of the most interesting stories in college football leading up to the 2025 college football season. However, USA Today released a more recent re-rank of all 136 teams, and the Bruins rose to 59th on his list,

Paul Finebaum spent his latest podcast appearance ripping Big Ten commissioner Tony Petitti over an eyebrow-raising proposal to overhaul the College Football Playoff further.

On3's Ari Wasserman believes that the Oregon Ducks have a favorable schedule to get back to the Big Ten title game despite key departures this offseason.

The Big Ten is floating a 28-team College Football Playoff model, but sources say the proposal faces pushback from SEC, ACC, and Big 12 leaders.

According to Thamel, the new model proposed by the Big Ten suggests eliminating conference title games and awarding more auto bids for the four power conferences. In a 28-team playoff, the Big Ten and SEC would receive seven auto bids each, while the ACC and Big 12 would get five auto bids each, per Thamel.

The Big Ten has pitched the possibility of a 24- or 28-team College Football Playoff, according to reports from ESPN and NBC

While the Big Ten's plan to expand the College Football Playoff to 28 teams has gotten off to a rocky start, some decision makers like it.

Week 0 features Portland State vs Tarleton State in an FCS clash as the Big Sky meets the United Athletic Conference.

The College Football Playoff could be in for a massive expansion. This week, the Big Ten floated the idea of increasing the playoff to 24 or 28 teams, according to ESPN’s Pete Thamel, although the possibility is still reportedly a ways off.

Georgia Bulldogs head coach Kirby Smart shares his thoughts on the Big Ten's massive proposal to expand the College Football Playoff.

Rece Davis has heard fans take shots at the SEC the last couple of seasons, and he took his own shot at the B1G for Penn State's schedule.