Greg Sankey on potential College Football Playoff expansion: ‘Four works’
By Adam Spencer
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The College Football Playoff is widely seen as an improvement from the BCS model, but many fans and others in positions of power think more could be done.
A popular idea seems to be expanding the Playoff to include eight teams, but don’t expect SEC commissioner Greg Sankey to support that line of thinking any time soon.
On Monday, while speaking to a group of reporters, Sankey said he continues to believe that four is the perfect number for the Playoff:
SEC commish Greg Sankey wants the College Football Playoff to stay at four teams. "Four works. It has worked, does work and will continue to work."
— Brandon Marcello (@bmarcello) April 22, 2019
SEC commissioner Greg Sankey on if he favors expanding the College Football Playoff:
"No. I think four works. … We will be attentive to conversations. But fundamentally that's my statement."
— Seth Emerson (@SethWEmerson) April 22, 2019
Any change to the Playoff format would likely take at least a couple of years to implement, and it doesn’t seem there’s any major movement in the expansion direction as of now.
Could it happen? Sure, but with Sankey and the SEC in opposition of the idea, it could take a lot longer than people want.
Adam is a daily fantasy sports (DFS) and sports betting expert. A 2012 graduate of the University of Missouri, Adam now covers all 16 SEC football teams. He is the director of DFS, evergreen and newsletter content across all Saturday Football brands.
