Leaders in the Alliance, a group formed between the ACC, Big Ten, and Pac-12 prior to the 2021 college football season, pushed back against rumors that the triumvirate collectively agreed to reject expansion of the College Football Playoff.
“I think that’s a narrative that certain folks benefit from having out there even if it’s not true,” Pac-12 commissioner George Kliavkoff told ESPN.
“When we’re talking about what it should look like, or when should we make the decision, we have real differences of opinion. And it just so happens that each of us came to our own conclusion about why we couldn’t vote yes to the proposal that was on the table.