Expanded College Football Playoff could benefit local programs

IRVING, TX - OCTOBER 16: A detail view of the College Football Playoff logo shown during a press conference on October 16, 2013 in Irving, Texas. Condoleezza Rice, Stanford University professor and former United States Secretary of State, was chosen to serve as one of the 13 members that will select four teams to compete in the first playoff at the end of the 2014 season. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images)

The College Football Playoff needs to expand to eight programs.

In reality, the College Football Playoff needs to skip eight and go straight to 16 teams. This would benefit the local schools a great deal. There has been, and often is, discussion about expanding the playoffs whenever we…