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Losses by T.C.U. and U.S.C. Leave Playoff Powers With Unappealing Choices

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The College Football Playoff is expanding to 12 teams in the 2024 season. But right now, it’s having trouble enough finding four worthy contenders.

Texas Christian had hoped to make things simple for the College Football Playoff committee. Kansas State spoiled that with an overtime win in the Big 12 championship game.Credit...Mat Otero/Associated Press

ARLINGTON, Tex. — It took several years of wrangling and meetings — so many meetings — but college football’s powers-that-be hammered out an agreement that will bring about the long-awaited expansion of college football’s playoff to 12 teams.