Nick Saban explains why College Football Playoff would expand to 24 teams

College football is considering expanding the College Football Playoff from 12 teams to 24 teams starting in 2027, and Nick Saban isn't cool with it. That's the gist of his latest blunt take, shared on ESPN on Friday.

Saban said he thinks expanding to 24 teams in the current format is too drastic a move. He even says he'd be okay with a smaller increase, but doubling the field from 12 to 24 teams is going too far.

"I would be for 16. I think that would be a good compromise," Saban said Friday via ESPN. "I would be for keeping conference championship games as maybe a play-in for the 16? Which, now, you have 20 teams that have hope. But I don't think there's much support for that. I don't think anybody really likes that."

Nick Saban says one thing is driving College Football Playoff expansion

The proposed 24-team College Football Playoff format, if selected, would include 19 at-large teams, the four Power Four conference champions and the highest-ranked Group of Six conference champion. But the expanded playoff could also mean getting rid of conference championship games.