Shortly after it was clear there may be a 14-team College Football Playoff starting in the 2026 season, there were reports and speculation about the Big Ten and SEC pushing for four guaranteed auto-bids into the field.
Yet that idea apparently wasn't too popular among other leagues.
"There was pushback on four," one college administrator told Pat Forde of Sports Illustrated. "That was egregious. Four ain't happening."
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