There does not appear to be an end in sight. It will get to the point that USC could potentially play a Division II school in an ever-expanding College Football Playoff that does not appear to be slowing down anytime soon.
In order for teams to measure themselves as successful. To do this now, programs are looking to simply keep expanding the field in order for virtually everyone to have access to the postseason tournament.
As reported by ESPN's Pete Thamel, the Big Ten is providing the idea of expanding the current system to 24 or 28 teams.