The College Football Playoff is changing its format. The CFP is moving to a straight seeding model ahead of the 2025 college football season, according to a report from Yahoo! Sports’ Ross Dellenger.

Under the previous agreement, only the four highest-ranked conference champions received automatic placement in the College Football Playoff quarterfinals.

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The Trojans are understandably wary of a long-term deal until there’s clarity on the next version of the playoff.

CFP leaders are having a call today and are expected to talk about potentially changing the seeding for this fall. It’s possible they could vote on a straight seeding model, where the selection committee’s top four teams would earn the top four seeds, according to sources.

According to McMurphy, the conference champions will still get automatic bids to the CFP, but their seeding will be based on rank. He also reported, per sources, 2025 will be the final year of 12-team playoff. The following year the CFP is expected to expand to 14 or 16 teams.

Ryan Day finally broke through with a national championship at Ohio State last season, but that does not mean all the pressure is gone heading into the 2025 campaign. Expert Dave Biddle from Bucknuts joined Bud Elliott on the Cover 3 College Football Summer School series to preview expectations for the Buckeyes this fall.

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New formats for the College Football Playoff are coming, again, and the Gators could prove to benefit from them