The College Football Playoff will officially change following the decision today by the Board of Managers to expand to 12 teams. With discussions of expansion heating up over the last several weeks, the format will now include a dozen programs. Now it’s about when this format could take effect.
The meeting was first reported by SI’s Ross Dellenger. ESPN’s Pete Thamel was then one of the first to report the decision. The 11 committee members voted unanimously to officially expand the playoff. He says, as of now, the changes will not take place until the 2026 season after ESPN’s contract with the CFP expires following the 2025 playoffs.