College Football Playoff expansion took another step toward a larger postseason format on Friday when the Board of Managers at a Friday meeting decided on a 12-team playoff. It was reportedly a unanimous decision.

Pete Thamel of ESPN reported the news after the Playoff is entering the final 4 years of a 12-year contract with ESPN that expires following the 2025 season. The timetable for the expanded Playoff is still to be determined. Thamel reported that the 12-team model is expected to start in 2026, after the current contract, according to a source. There’s still a chance that it could go earlier, but those details are complicated and would take some time to work out.

The decision reverses some earlier moves after there were 10 months of debates, a failed alliance and other mistrust among the conference commissioners and top athletics directors. The Big Ten, ACC and Pac-12 voted against the original 12-team proposal that included the 6 highest-ranked conference champions, plus the next 6 highest-ranked teams.

The change to move to the 12-team field after all is a route to make more revenue.

By choosing to remain at 4 teams for four more years, the 10 FBS conferences and Notre Dame forfeited roughly $450 million in potential revenue. Since then, the ACC, Big Ten and Pac-12 have voiced public support for expansion, Thamel reported.