Big Ten considered an idea of a massive expansion of university football playoffs which would pass the playoffs to 24 or 28 teams, sources told ESPN.
Although the idea is in the very early stages, the proposal eliminates conference title games and offers a large number of car offers for the four power leagues, sources said.
For example, in the 28 team model, the Big Ten and the Sec would each obtain seven automobile offers while the ACC and Big 12 would each receive five. There would be two car offers for non-power conferences 4 and two wider teams.
The format of 28 teams would put 20 playoffs on campus, which would accentuate the success of that of last year’s PCF. The CFP committee would go on the field and choose the teams wide.
Big Ten Commissioner Tony Petitti led the idea by his conference on Wednesday, said sources, and that she began to be shared by others.
The 2025 season will be the second year of the 12 team playoffs. University football leaders have discussed the expansion of 16 teams in the past year, but a disagreement on the number of teams in general against car offers was a collision point.
