Notre Dame could become a CFP regular if this new format passes

Adam Cairns/Columbus Dispatch / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn ImagesPlenty of people are angry that the Notre Dame football team is in the running for a playoff spot this year. Imagine they'll angry they'd be angrier if the Fighting Irish were playoff regulars? That would be the new reality should a 24-team College Football Playoff format become the law of the land.

For better or worse, it's a proposition that is gaining support among those who make those kinds of decisions. Once thought a dead in the water idea by Big Ten commissioner Tony Petitti, upon taking a closer look, the idea might have been resurrected.

ESPN's Heather Dinich reports that while the 24-team CFP format is unlikely to be…