Missouri: ‘Why are we associated with conferences anymore?’ SEC coach questions th…
Missouri‘Why are we associated with conferences anymore?’ Not everyone is on board with that decision.
Missouri head coach Eli Drinkwitz is the latest to push back. On Tuesday, Drinkwitz questioned why teams should even…
But the Power 4 conference championship games will be eliminated, with each league expected to determine its champion through regular-season standings and tiebreakers, according to ESPN . The Army-Navy game will take over the old conference championship weekend.
The expansion has drawn plenty of criticism. Nick Saban said that "there's not 24 teams in the country that can win the national championship," and that he hated to see games like the SEC Championship go away.
KEY POINTS
- SEC coach questions the point of conferences in 24-team playoff.
- The College Football Playoff is expanding to 24 teams next season, and the change will also mean the end of conference championship games for the Power 4 leagues.
- On Monday, the CFP and ESPN agreed to a five-year deal worth nearly $1.7 billion that will expand the playoff field to 24 teams starting in 2027.
- The field will include 19 at-large bids, the four Power 4 conference champions, and the highest-ranked Group of 6 team.