Big Ten Commissioner Tony Petitti on the Future of the Playoff | Big Noon Conversations

The Joel Klatt Show: A College Football Podcast

Fox Sports

Sports, Football

4.8 • 2K Ratings

🗓️ 30 June 2025

⏱️ 35 minutes

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FOX Sports’ lead College Football analyst Joel Klatt sits down with the Commissioner of the Big Ten, Tony Petitti, to discuss what he would like the College Football Playoff to look like in the future and where things stand as the Power Conferences try to reach an agreement on a new format. Petitti states what he believes the new format should try to accomplish for the sport and lays out why the Big Ten is in favor of a 16-team format with 4 Automatic Qualifiers for both the Big Ten and the SEC. He also gives his opinion of the “5+11” model put forward by the SEC and whether it is a format that the Big Ten would consider. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:34.0	It's the voice of the Big Ten. It's 18 athletic directors and coaches who have to be convinced
0:38.3	that this is fair. We're not asking to be handed on anything. We want to play tough playing in
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0:58.1	Joining me on this episode of Big Noon Conversations is the Big Ten Commissioner Tony Petiti.
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