Since Daniel Boone navigated the Cumberland Gap, Lewis and Clark explored the Louisiana Purchase and covered wagons rolled across the prairie, America has always embraced expansion. Bigger has perpetually been seen as better, even if we had to steal the land to get there.
College football, a very American invention that has hewed closely to our nation’s expansionist ethos, is ready once again to reach for more. As Sports Illustrated reported last month, the College Football Playoff is poised to grow from its current four-team model. This week Yahoo Sports hinted at the details, saying that a 12-team version may win out as plans start coming into focus in the weeks ahead.