The title of Fornelli’s article is “True nonconference road games prove hazardous to College Football Playoff hopes.” with the subtitle “A look at true nonconference road games during the College Football Playoff era.” How will the Miami football team’s future schedule impact their hopes for a Playoff berth?
Both conference schedules and non-conference schedules and where those games are played have been impactful on who gets invited to the playoff according to Fornelli. The ACC and SEC are the only two of the Power Five Conferences to play an eight-game conference schedule.