College Football Playoff Changes Seeding Format
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The 12-Team College Football Playoff is set to move to a straight seeding model in 2025; which will reward the selection committees top four teams with a first
Texas and Penn State were both ranked in the top-four last year, but because of the format, they did not receive byes into the next round of the CFP. With these new rules that are expected to be put in place, the Longhorns and Nittany Lions would've gotten the bye.
Nebraska Cornhuskers head coach Matt Rhule sent a clear message regarding the potential changes to the College Football Playoff format.
Nick Saban was famously against expanding the College Football Playoff to 12 teams. At the time, he was worried that the expansion would water down the relevance of other bowl games and that the legacy of these encounters would get lost.