Big Ten Floating Horrendous 24- Or 28-Team Idea For College Football Playoff: REPORT

What a horrible idea.

The Big Ten are floating an idea that would lead to a gargantuan College Football Playoff expansion that would see the postseason feature 24 or 28 teams, according to a report from ESPN.

Currently, the conference’s idea is in the early stages, though their proposal would completely nix conference championship games and hand out a ton of auto bids for each power league, per ESPN.

Via an example given out from the four-letter network, the Big Ten and SEC would each receive seven automatic bids in a 28-team format, while the ACC and Big 12 would land five each. Two automatic bids would then go to non-Power 4 conference schools and another two would be dished out for at-large teams. (RELATED: Jimbo Fisher Looking To Make Return To College Football)

20 postseason contests would be on campus in the 28-team model, with the CFP committee seeding the field and selecting at-large schools.

The idea was revealed Wednesday to the Big Ten by commissioner Tony Petitti, per ESPN, and that it’s now being shared by people who are familiar with the proposal.

2025 will be the second season of the current 12-team model.

Sources: The Big Ten has begun populating an expanded College Football Playoff idea, which could include 24 or 28 teams. Just an idea at this point. pic.twitter.com/0NlTQ1BN8F

— Pete Thamel (@PeteThamel) August 16, 2025

They immediately lost me with the ridiculous idea of getting rid of conference championship games, completely devaluing conference play, and then on top of that, you want to throw a whopping 28 teams in my direction?

Nah, I’m good. The Big Ten can screw off with all that.