ATLANTA — The College Football Playoff is already an event that taxes teams physically and mentally, adding the wear-and-tear of an additional game against an elite opponent for the two programs that advance to the championship round.
Two years from now, however, coaches like Georgia’s Kirby Smart and Ohio State’s Ryan Day will have even more of a challenge: An expanded playoff that will require playing either three or four games to win a national title after a 12-game regular season and a possible conference championship.
When that happens, college football will essentially play an NFL-style schedule.