SEC commissioner Greg Sankey said Monday during the SEC Media Days that expansion of the College Football Playoff is not a done deal, and that the format could just remain at 12 if he and other commissioners cannot agree on an expanded format. In doing so, Sankey has left the Big Ten and his counterpart in the conference, Tony Petitti, hanging in the wind.
There is, of course, no agreement yet. The Big Ten needed the SEC to help push for the 4-4-2-2-1 format that would allow for four teams from each of the biggest, most powerful conferences.