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Sources: Playoff Expansion Talks Rejuvenated as Key Potential Vote Looms

University presidents are moving on discussions that could put expansion as early as 2024 back on the table.

University presidents are taking College Football Playoff expansion matters into their own hands.

In a scheduled virtual meeting Friday, the CFP’s highest-ranking governing body, the Board of Managers, is expected to chart the next course in Playoff expansion by potentially holding a vote that, if unanimous, could open the path for expansion as early as 2024, sources tell Sports Illustrated.

The 11-member Board of Managers, composed of a presidential representative from each FBS conference and Notre Dame, is wielding its authority over an expansion process that miserably failed this past spring when conference commissioners couldn’t agree on a format.