The new contract kicking in next year gives two leagues the power to do what they think is best. Yet, still, the CFP talks ...

After pushback from SEC coaches on a model that would guarantee four automatic bids for the SEC and Big Ten, the 5+11 format may now be favored. But that would put the SEC at odds with its partner in ...

Even more so than the SEC’s ongoing debate over going to a nine-game conference schedule, the play-in conversation depends on the future of the CFP format. A CFP future without guaranteed bids ...

After months of debates about different bracket ... conference schedules; plus, the SEC and Big Ten are already guaranteed a huge portion of future CFP money anyway, so if they lose a playoff ...

The June 3 edition of the SBJ College newsletter features reporting on the SEC's CFP format discussions, Toledo's windfall ...

In all these discussions and debates, there’s an important ... says the quiet part out loud: the SEC moving to nine conference games is contingent on the CFP format. Multiple guaranteed CFP ...

It also fair to say other conferences with nine-game schedules have expressed frustration over the SEC’s current eight-game plan. Sources from within Big Ten conversations told Yahoo Sports it wasn’t ...

What will the College Football Playoff look like in the future? (Amy Monks/Yahoo Sports) The debate now ... the proverbial CFP ball seems as if it is firmly planted in the SEC’s court.

The debate now ... anticipate that a future CFP format will be determined by that time, suggesting that both (1) playoff negotiations will extend into the fall and (2) the SEC may play eight ...