IRVING, Texas – American Athletic Conference Commissioner Mike Aresco has issued the following statement following today’s announcement by the College Football Playoff Board of Managers.
On behalf of Tulane President Michael Fitts, Chair of the American Athletic Conference Board of Directors, and SMU President Dr. R. Gerald Turner, The American’s College Football Playoff Board of Managers representative, we are extremely pleased with the playoff expansion announced today.
We have been staunch proponents of the 12-team playoff model, including the six highest-ranked conference champions, since it was initially proposed by the College Football Playoff Working Group last June, and I am happy to see that the CFP Board of Managers unanimously supported this model.