College football is on the brink of a seismic shift as marquee programs like Miami brace for a 24-team playoff expansion in 2027.
College football is on the brink of a seismic shift as marquee programs like Miami brace for a 24-team playoff expansion in 2027. With Mario Cristobal leading the resistance, concerns swirl about the regular season losing its sacred intensity—will late-season matchups lose their edge if teams can coast into the postseason with 8-4 records? As TV networks and conferences chase bigger profits, the voices of fans and coaches sound the alarm on the sport’s changing identity.
The elimination of conference championship games means storied rivalries like Miami vs. Florida State could lose their high-stakes luster. ACC and Big 12 teams might gain more leverage against SEC bias, but will this format simply open the floodgates for more SEC entries? With Week 0 shifting to July and more games crowding the calendar, the heart of college football—the meaningful regular season—is in jeopardy.
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