FRISCO, Texas — Big 12 coaches unanimously support a 24-team College Football Playoff, league leaders said Thursday after all 16 coaches convened during the third day of the conference’s spring meetings.
“We voted. It was unanimous,” said West Virginia’s Rich Rodriguez, who is chair of the coaches committee. “Every coach voted for a 24-team playoff.”
The consensus among Big 12 coaches comes after the SEC’s spring meetings concluded with the majority of that conference’s coaches unsure of what the best CFP expansion number is.
SEC commissioner Greg Sankey is a proponent of a 16-team model, while the Big 12’s Brett Yormark is now all-in on 24. “The commissioner’s very adamant on it,” Baylor coach Dave Aranda said.
Like last year, there is a Dec. 1 deadline for CFP leaders to decide on expanding beyond 12 teams for the 2027 season. However, that deadline is flexible, and was pushed back into late January this year before the decision was ultimately made to stay at 12 for the 2026 season.
