
Coaches push for expanded CFP and end to conference title games
College football coaches, via the AFCA, voted to recommend maximum CFP expansion (potentially up to 24 teams), eliminating conference championship games and ending the season in early January with the Army–Navy game kept in an exclusive window. While the AFCA has not publicly finalized its stance, the Big Ten favors a 24-team bracket and the SEC has backed a 16-team '5+11' format, and the talk could reshape postseason byes and scheduling as the 12-team format continues through 2026 amid calendar pressures and burnout concerns.





