Sources told ESPN that the Big Ten has considered the idea of a massive expansion of the college football playoffs, which will increase the playoffs to 24 or 28 teams.
Sources say that while the idea is in its early stages, the proposal eliminates the conference championship game and provides a large number of automatic bids for all four power leagues.
For example, in the 28 team models, Big Ten and SEC will receive seven automatic bids, while ACC and Big 12 will receive five automatic bids, respectively. Non-Strength 4 conference and two large teams will have two automatic bids.
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The 28 team format will be put into 20 playoff games on campus, which will highlight the success of last year’s CFP. The CFP committee will sow the field and select the general team.
Top 10 Commissioner Tony Petitti proposed the idea through his meeting Wednesday, sources said.
The 2025 season will be the second year of the 12 teams' playoffs. College football leaders have been discussing the expansion to 16 teams over the past year, but the disagreement over general teams with automatic bidding is an incredible point.