Every so often, it seems like college football fans need a reminder that the players they cheer for on Saturday are actual human beings. The latest announcement about expanding the College Football Playoff is one of those moments.
After opening up the field of teams playing for the national championship to four in 2014, the powers that be in college athletics aren’t nibbling around the edges of the postseason this time. Starting in 2024, the CFP field will increase to 12 teams. The squads seeded one to four will receive byes to the quarterfinals, while the eight lower-seeded teams will play games in an opening round – five versus 12, six versus 11 and so on.