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College Football Playoff: 12-team format proposal won’t be decided before September

The influential College Football Playoff management committee has reviewed the 12-team postseason format proposed last week and moved the recommendation into a feedback phase, playoff executive director Bill Hancock said.

The committee meetings occurred Thursday and Friday in Chicago, near the Big Ten Conference offices, and marked the first time the group had convened in person since before the start of the coronavirus pandemic.

From here, the management committee will meet next week with the board of managers to authorize the collection of feedback from several on-campus groups, including university administrators, athletics directors, coaches and student-athletes.