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The College Football Playoff will expand to 24 teams in 2027, and Paul Finebaum has a surprising reaction.
On ESPN's First Take, Finebaum said he supports the 24-team field. He believes that the expanded field will "make college football like the NFL."
“This is really great news because college football just got a lot better because we’ve eliminated a lot of programs that don’t belong in there. Maybe in another tournament, but not in this one,” Finebaum said (via On3's Nick Kosko). “I know there was criticism a couple weeks ago, but I have come around on it, and this carnage of this football season is the reason why 24 will work.
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“Right now, we’re eliminating a lot of programs on the first weekend of November. That doesn’t happen unless your name is Jim Harbaugh in the NFL at this point in the season, so I think it is going to ultimately make college football like the NFL. I think it will be compelling down to the end.
Paul Finebaum Says CFP Expansion Will Make College Football Like the NFL
"Yes, some of these regular season games may not be as titanic, but it will be about the playoffs, wild card, home-field advantage. All these things do matter. The NFL is the greatest sport in the world. College football just moved a little bit closer to the NFL.”
On Monday, the College Football Playoff unanimously approved expansion to 24 teams. It also reached a new media rights deal with ESPN, making the network the exclusive rights holder to the expanded field.
16 of the 23 playoff games will be played on campus, while the quarterfinals and semifinals will continue to be played at the New Year's Six bowl games (Cotton, Fiesta, Orange, Peach, Rose, Sugar). The 24-team field will include the four conference champions for the ACC, Big Ten, Big 12, and SEC (determined by their respective conferences), the highest-ranked team from the Group of 6, and the 19 highest-ranked remaining teams in the final College Football Playoff Rankings.
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