It’s officially official. The College Football Playoff won’t be expanding. The working group’s recommendation from the Summer of 2021 that the Playoff be expanded to twelve teams, including the top six ranked conference champions was too good to be true. Under that model, the AAC could have had a team in the CFP as often as they do in the New Year’s Six. That’s almost every year, at this point. Now, it’s not to be.
What’s shocking about the decision not to expand is that expansion is best for everyone. The PAC-12 has had two teams get in, ever.