CFP executive director explains fans' role in 24-team playoff format
Yahoo Sports • 1 min read • Latest: Nov 10, 2026, 11:12 PM
Last updated Nov 10, 2026
Rich Clark, executive director of the College Football Playoff, discussed fan feedback regarding the recently announced 24-team playoff format during an interview on November 10, 2026. Clark noted that while some fans opposed the expansion, others provided positive input on elements they liked from the playoffs. The new format will allow 16 fan bases to host playoff games, significantly increasing home-game opportunities compared to the previous 12-team structure that featured only four campus-hosted games. Clark emphasized that the goal is to make the playoff experience more appealing to fans, with the first round of the expanded playoff scheduled for December 2027.
- •The College Football Playoff will expand to a 24-team format starting December 2027.
- •16 teams will host first-round playoff games at their home stadiums.
- •The new format eliminates Power 4 conference championship games.
- •ESPN will increase its annual payment for the expanded playoff by about $345 million.
- •Power-conference teams will be required to play 10 qualifying games each season.
- 11:12 PMYahoo Sports — CFP’s Rich Clark shares telling detail about how fans shaped the 24-team playoff
"A day after the College Football Playoff made its 24-team format official, executive director Rich Clark went on the Andy & Ari On3 show Tuesday and turned to a part of the fan feedback that had been buried under Monday’s backlash. During Monday’s media teleconference, Clark acknowledged that many fans opposed expansion and said their […] The post CFP’s Rich Clark shares telling detail about how fans shaped the 24-team playoff appeared first on Gridiron Heroics.
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