Breaking: College Football Playoff expansion may not pass vote

In a report from CBS Sports Dennis Dodd, it seems like the proposed 12-team College Football Playoff proposal might be come true after all. There are many factors that are holding this decision up and according to Dodd “prominent individuals within integral CFP committees have concerns about the process as well as whether the proposed structure is the right move for their conferences and teams.”

This is on the heels of the SEC’s expansion, adding Texas and Oklahoma, in the future, along with the Pac-12, Big Ten and ACC’s alliance. The vote to be held later this month, which has to be unanimous, looks like it might not happen.

Personally, I did always believe that expansion was inevitable, especially with 5 power conferences and just four spots available for teams. Eight to me was alway a logical number and it seems like there is some potential for that scenario. Dodd claims that “two high-profile sources involved in the process tell CBS Sports they support expansion at a number smaller than the proposed 12 teams, perhaps as few as eight.”

Will expansion happen? Most likely it will, but the format is still clearly up in the air. It does seem like this would be a positive for Notre Dame, as the previous proposal excluded them from being able to host a playoff game in the first round.

Either way, we are still in the early stages of a CFP expansion, and the plans could fluctuate until they’re unanimously voted on.