UMass: Most Group of 6 coaches back a separate playoff, with one condition.
UMass · Rutgers · TulsaNine coaches had no opinion or declined to answer. A majority of coaches in each of the six leagues favor the idea.
This season, the gap between the Group of Six and the power leagues has grown wider than the Grand Canyon. The only victories: UMass over Rutgers , Tulsa over Oklahoma State and UNLV over Cal .
This has prompted questions about whether the Group of Six should create its own playoff. “There’s no ability for any of us to realistically win the (CFP) national title.
KEY POINTS
- Group of Six teams are 3-75 against the Power Four in 78 games.
- On3 contacted the head coaches of all 70 non-power programs.
- A majority of Group of Six coaches favor a separate G6 playoff, as long as they keep one guaranteed spot in the College Football Playoff
- Nearly two-thirds of Group of Six head coaches who gave an opinion favor a separate playoff, as long as the Group of Six keeps at least one guaranteed