Good news for Nebraska football and other college football schools this past year thanks to the CFP. At that time, it was revealed that the number of playoff teams each year would increase from four to 12 beginning in 2024.
However, Nebraska football head coach Matt Rhule believes the Big Ten should have an increased presence even with this new format. He even mentioned a specific number of teams from the Big Ten that should get in every year.
Nebraska Football HC Matt Rhule Pushes for Four Big Ten Teams in CFP
According to Griffin McVeigh of On3, Rhule encouraged the CFP to accept several Big Ten teams on a regular basis now that this new playoff format has been revealed. He believes this is the best conference in college football. As a result, Rhule called for at least four Big Ten teams to be included in the playoffs every year moving forward:
“I think we’ll have a lot of access to the College Football Playoff. I think four teams from this league should get in every year because this is the best league. This is the NFL of college football, in my mind. It stretches from coast to coast, different time zones, different weather.” -Matt Rhule
New Look Big Ten
One of the reasons why Rhule is pushing for this is due to the current state of the Big Ten. This past offseason, there is a legitimate argument the Big Ten got much tougher than the conference was last season. A big reason for that is the addition of four schools from the now mostly dissolved Pac-12.
So, which four schools are joining this conference? Those four schools are USC, UCLA, Oregon, and Washington respectively. As a result, the Big Ten now has both schools (Michigan, Washington) that played in the CFP national championship last season.
New College Football Playoff Format
As mentioned above, the CFP is expanding from four to 12 games this season. It will result in the winners of the four major power conferences getting an automatic spot in the playoffs. Then, one spot will be reserved for the best team from the Group of Five conferences.
After that, the last seven spots in the playoffs appear to be up for grabs. We will have to see if the recent Big Ten additions will make Rhule’s statement come true this season.
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