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Nick Saban Says 8-Team CFP Would 'Minimize the Importance' of Other Bowl Games

Alabama coach Nick Saban is fine with the College Football playoff as currently constituted.

Saban told reporters Thursday he believes an expansion of the current playoff system would be bad for the sport.

"I think the playoff has become and will continue to become ... if it's expanded, to minimize the importance of those games, maybe to the point where those game won't even exist," Saban said. "I'm not sure that is the best thing, overall, for college football."

The College Football Playoff is currently contracted to four teams through 2026.