This Week in the West: Big Ten commissioner talks radical CFP format, Pac-12 expansion and a nugget in the ACC settlement Clemson, Florida State secured an escape clause for the (hypothetical ...

The future of the College Football Playoff seemingly depends on whether the SEC adds a ninth conference game to its schedule.

The Big Ten’s Tony Petitti and the ACC’s Jim Phillips indicated Tuesday that expansion of the major postseason events might ...

The ACC’s Jim Phillips and Big Ten’s Tony Petitti expressed opposing views Tuesday. The post Power Conference Commissioners ...

Flexibility is essential as college football waits for the SEC and Big Ten to chart a course forward. With eight schools, the ...

Until the Pac-12 completes its expansion strategy, conclusions are risky. ... CFP expansion forecast dims: Big Ten “not in the same place” as SEC, commish Petitti says ...

4+4+2+2+1+3 format. In this format of the 16-team model, the Big Ten and the SEC would’ve received four automatic bids to the CFP, while the ACC and Big 12 each would’ve received two. There ...

The Pac-12’s summer remodel continued Monday when Texas State accepted an invitation to join the conference July 1, 2026 as the eighth all-sports member — a vital move that both expands the ...

Pac-12 expansion: Texas State makes it official as eighth football member of rebuilt conference The Bobcats have spent the past 12 years in the Sun Belt; will join new-look Pac-12 in July 2026 ...

Pac-12 expansion to add Texas State completes conference’s long Lone Star pursuit The Bobcats give the Pac-12 a foothold, however modest, in the football-crazed state ...

In April, the two current Pac-12 members announced their 2025 TV deal with ESPN, CBS and The CW, indicating a larger deal for the new conference would be finished soon.But it’s now late June and ...