The College Football Playoff is Changing – for better or worse?

The Joel Klatt Show: A College Football Podcast

Fox Sports

Sports, Football

4.8 • 2K Ratings

🗓️ 26 May 2025

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

FOX Sports’ lead College Football analyst Joel Klatt reacts to the news that the College Football Playoff is changing the seeding model for the upcoming season. He lays out the advantages and disadvantages of the change. He then discusses the growing momentum behind a 16-team Playoff model for 2026 and beyond. Klatt explains what options are on the table and how it would all look in the proposed structure before weighing in with his opinion on whether it’s the right way for the sport to move forward. 0:00-1:40 intro1:41-5:17 CFP moving to straight seeding model for 2025 season5:18-8:13 What the new seeding model means for the playoff in 20258:14-12:12 Will the CFP move to a 16-team format in 2026?12:13-17:50 What are the options for a 16-team playoff format?17:51-19:20 16-team CFP format example19:21-21:16 Top 2 seeds receive byes into quarterfinals21:17-33:04 Is a 16-team format the best model for the CFP? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Every runner knows the moment when everything clicks.
0:04.0	When your legs lock into a rhythm, the aches float away and doubts fade.
0:08.0	Replaced by a feeling of euphoria.
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0:15.0	Why a little rain doesn't stop you.
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0:32.4	I should be the college football commissioner, quite frankly.
0:37.8	Oregon, which was the number one seed, the undefeated team that won the Big Ten championship,
0:39.5	really got a bum draw.
0:40.5	It's a safety net.
0:44.1	And it's unneeded, it's unwarranted, and it's greedy.
0:49.0	As soon as you start getting into that territory, you're bringing the committee back into it.
0:52.9	I do not want a selection-based model in any way, shape, or form.
0:54.6	I want an access-based model.
0:56.0	College football's never been better.
0:57.4	Interest has never been higher.
1:00.9	Believe that we are at the dawn of the golden age of college football.
1:08.1	Hey, what's up everybody?
1:09.7	Welcome into the Joel Clatt Show.
1:10.6	I am Joel Clat.
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