Playoff expansion
Covers 2021 to 2024
Proposals, a board vote and the first game of the expanded College Football Playoff field, with what people said at each step.
Some of these pages name a conference: Pac-12.
Latest page on this thread: Notre Dame 27, Indiana 17 (December 20, 2024).
Each dot is a page. The space between dots is drawn to the real calendar.
- Jun 10 to Jun 18, 2021The playoff working group proposes a 12-team field
Bill Hancock, College Football Playoff executive director
This proposal at its heart was created to provide more participation, for more players and more schools
- Sep 2 to Sep 3, 2022The College Football Playoff board votes unanimously to expand the field to 12 teams
Mark Keenum, Mississippi State president and chair of the CFP Board of Managers
More teams, more participation and more excitement are good for our fans, alumni, and student-athletes …
- Dec 20, 2024Notre Dame 27, Indiana 17
Marcus Freeman, Notre Dame head coach
We’re the first group to play and win a playoff game at Notre Dame Stadium, so that’s something we’ll share for the rest of our lives.