Bleacher Report · Dec 3, 2023
SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey Says Conference Alliance Delayed 12-Team Playoff
SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey revealed that the alliance between several leaders of the Power Five conferences delayed the switch from a four-team playoff to a 12-team playoff.
"You had that idea. That opportunity could have been there," SEC commissioner Greg Sankey told Yahoo Sports. "But I have colleagues that chose to simply oppose."
In April 2021, leaders from the ACC, Big Ten, and Pac-12 formed a pact built around their educational and athletic missions that was nicknamed "The Alliance."
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