Coaches pitch 4 changes to college football sked
Key takeaways
- The AFCA board announced Tuesday four proposed calendar changes: ending conference championship games; reducing open weeks in seasons from two to one;
- The proposal comes two weeks after the NCAA's Football Oversight Committee recommended that the regular season begin earlier, on the Thursday of what is now known as Week Zero, starting with the 2027 season.
- AFCA's plan comes in response to a longer college season with the 12-team CFP, and the possibility of further playoff expansion.
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The American Football Coaches Association is recommending changes to the college football calendar that would end the season by the second Monday in January, while also pushing for increased access to the College Football Playoff.
The AFCA board announced Tuesday four proposed calendar changes: ending conference championship games; reducing open weeks in seasons from two to one; preserving an exclusive window for the Army-Navy game in December but allowing postseason games to be played on the same day; and reducing the minimum number of days between games to no fewer than six.
The proposal comes two weeks after the NCAA's Football Oversight Committee recommended that the regular season begin earlier, on the Thursday of what is now known as Week Zero, starting with the 2027 season.