Danny Kanell says guaranteeing a Group of 5 playoff spot makes ‘zero sense’
By Jacob Moss
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The 12-team College Football Playoff is now in its second year, but the debate over the format that determines who the eventual kings of college football are at the end of every season is still very much alive and well.
Now that the format has been expanded, conversations have turned to the number of teams each conference should have, and what should qualify a team for an automatic bid or potential first-round bye.
CBS Sports analyst Danny Kanell sounded off on the Group of 5 getting a guaranteed playoff spot on Saturday morning during the College Football Pregame show, saying that it makes “zero sense.”
“I was happy when they got the 12-team playoff, but guaranteeing a Group of 5 team in the 12-team playoff makes zero sense,” Kanell said. “USF, if they win the American, will be in as a 2-loss team. One of those losses was 49-12 to the Miami Hurricanes, who are probably going to be on the outside looking in. There has to be some sort of minimum requirement that the Group of 5 has to meet in order for them to gain access to the playoff.”
Kanell’s comments here are certain to stir even more debate amongst fans and analysts, but there is really nothing that can be done about the current format at this time. Any potential change, like the one Kanell mentions, will have to wait until the season is over.
