An expanded College Football Playoff was thought to be assured. It was, in the minds of most who worked so hard to craft it, an ‘almost done’ deal. That was the perception in mid-June. Most of the work had been done by a four-member subcommittee of the College Football Playoff (CFP) management committee. The four members were Bob Bowlsby of the Big 12, Craig Thompson of the Moutain West, Jack Swarbrick of Notre Dame and the SEC’s Greg Sankey.
The four men had worked long and hard, shielding from scrutiny, not only their ideas but also their in-person meeting locations.