The College Football Playoff expanded just two years ago, but the move to 12 teams apparently isn't good enough for everyone. The main group that isn't satisfied with expansion up to this point is the Big Ten conference who is already looking to make a change one again.
But instead of making another small adjustment they reportedly want to double the playoff and move to 24 teams.
NEW: An internal Big Ten document explores a 24-team College Football Playoff. It offers a peek at what that model could look like, as another off-season of CFP discussion is set to unfold. Details here: https://t.co/on2sqej1H8 pic.twitter.com/j6twmdqyFp
— Pete Thamel (@PeteThamel) February 13, 2026
Georgia would benefit from the Big Ten's proposed CFP change
This change would not be good for the sport of football. Why would a team that finishes with four or five losses deserve a shot to play for a National Championship? At that point we're talking about teams who barely finished above .500 getting a chance to win it all, and those teams do not deserve it.
This change has not been approved and it's unlikely that it will in the next few years, but it is interesting to imagine what would happen if this change is made. And looking at things from Georgia's perspective it would actually be quite good.
As mentioned, if a team in a major conference like the SEC finishes the season with four losses they would still make the playoff. Georgia is such a good program that they likely will never finish with more than four losses, so expanding the playoff from 12 to 24 teams would almost guarantee that they make it every season.
But that shouldn't matter. Even the biggest Georgia fan shouldn't want UGA to make the playoff if they go 8-4. Winning a National Championship should mean something, and struggling throughout the regular season would devalue any title an 8-4 team wins even if they go on a magical playoff run.
But let's be honest, an 8-4 Georgia team would never win the playoff anyways, so no one needs to see those teams make the playoff just to get blown out by the teams that deseve to be there.
