ACC stance: 24-team playoff would provide 'hope'
Key takeaways
- AMELIA ISLAND, Fla. -- ACC commissioner Jim Phillips backed a 24-team expanded College Football Playoff format on Wednesday, a move supported by the majority of league's coaches and athletics directors.
- The Big Ten initially proposed the 24-team model, and it has started to gain traction as the discussions about expanding the playoff have moved forward.
- "When you're leaving national championship contending teams out of the playoff, you don't have the right number," Phillips said.
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AMELIA ISLAND, Fla. -- ACC commissioner Jim Phillips backed a 24-team expanded College Football Playoff format on Wednesday, a move supported by the majority of league's coaches and athletics directors.
The Big Ten initially proposed the 24-team model, and it has started to gain traction as the discussions about expanding the playoff have moved forward. Though there was no consensus on an expanded playoff field when the CFP spring meetings concluded last month, Phillips believes that greater access to the playoff is vital for the long term.
"When you're leaving national championship contending teams out of the playoff, you don't have the right number," Phillips said. "We suffered through it with Florida State when the field was four, and I know other schools have suffered for it, and I've said this very directly. Notre Dame was a CFP-worthy team this year.