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Forde-Yard Dash: The Good and Bad of an Expanded College Football Playoff

A 12-team postseason could take effect as early as 2024, bringing a host of big changes to the sport

Forty names, games, teams and minutiae making news in college football (onside kick onions sold separately in Eugene):

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The Pros and Cons of the Expanded Playoff Calendar

As colleague Ross Dellenger reported last week, the College Football Playoff folks are busy working to rearrange the schedule to make a 12-team postseason tournament (11) happen as soon as possible. The Dash has long been a fan of that 12-team model, which is scheduled to take effect in 2026 but might be rush-ordered into existence in ’24 or ’25.