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The SEC is debating its stance on the college football playoff format, with discussions centered around a 16-team expansion and the preference for a 4 automatic qualifier model versus a 5+11 model that includes more league games, driven by revenue interests and conference priorities, amid ongoing politicking and no final decision yet due by December 1st.
Oregon State and Washington State are in talks to finalize a football scheduling agreement for the 2024 season, which would involve Mountain West schools playing seven conference games and one against either Oregon State or Washington State. The agreement would generate additional games for the "Pac-2" in exchange for a direct payment of approximately $14 million to the Mountain West. The schools would not be eligible for the Mountain West Championship Game or an automatic bid to the College Football Playoff, but could receive an at-large berth. The partnership with the Mountain West allows the schools to fill their schedules and potentially explore a future merger.
SEC leaders will vote on whether to implement an eight- or nine-game conference schedule for 2024 and beyond at their upcoming meetings. Arkansas football coach Sam Pittman is open to both options, but recent reports suggest support for the nine-game model has cooled. The SEC requires its football teams to schedule at least one non-conference game against another Power 5 school each season, but that requirement might go away if teams are required to play nine conference games. Texas and Oklahoma reportedly prefer a nine-game schedule, while seven SEC teams are in favor of the nine-game model. Other topics expected to be discussed include Name, Image and Likeness, gambling, the NCAA transfer portal, and spectator safety.