Missouri HC Eli Drinkwitz has questions after College Football Playoff expansion

The College Football Playoff is officially expanding to 24 teams beginning in 2027.

However, not everybody is on board. One of the new changes that will be implemented is the removal of conference title games. Missouri head coach Eli Drinkwitz even wondered if conferences are needed anymore due to the removal of title games.

“My question is, why are we associated with conferences anymore if we’re not playing for a conference championship? If the point now is just to be playing into a sea of 24, are we just doing it for scheduling affiliation? If we’re just doing it for scheduling affiliation, is there a reason to be flying all the way across the country to play games from a national perspective?” Drinkwitz said, via Kyle McAreavy of Mizzou Today.

Another big change is that teams in power conferences, such as the Big Ten and SEC, will need to play at least 10 Power Four opponents.

The new format will look like this, with eight teams getting byes and the first two rounds being on campus before the others are moved to neutral sites.