With the current 12-team CFP format still in place, momentum continues to build behind a proposed 24-team playoff model favored by the Big Ten, ACC and Big 12. The SEC, led by commissioner Greg Sankey, appears to be the biggest remaining obstacle as the league weighs whether expansion protects the sport or waters down the regular season. CBS Sports reported that the ACC, Big Ten and Big 12 are aligned around a 24-team model, while the SEC remains split and Sankey heads into league meetings with major influence over the next version of the CFP.
Jason also reacts to Steve Sarkisian’s shot at Texas Tech, after the Texas coach suggested his “2s and 3s” could handle a softer schedule and still make a playoff run. The comment was widely interpreted as a jab at Texas Tech, prompting reaction from Red Raiders booster Cody Campbell and adding fuel to the in-state rivalry. Is Sark just defending Texas’ strength of schedule, or is he already building excuses for coming up short with one of the most talented rosters in college football?
Then Jason turns to Alabama and Kalen DeBoer, where the pressure keeps building in Tuscaloosa. Nick Saban has publicly backed DeBoer after Alabama’s contract extension, but national questions remain about whether the Tide can return to the standard Saban created or continue sliding from college football’s elite tier.
From there, Jason refocuses on the Oklahoma Sooners, a team seemingly forgotten by national media as a true national championship contender. Are the Sooners being underrated, or are the doubts fair? Jason compares OU’s long-term title viability to Lincoln Riley’s USC Trojans and asks which program is actually built to win at the highest level in the modern SEC and Big Ten era.
Finally, Jason gives perspective to Oklahoma softball fans after OU failed to reach the Women’s College World Series for the first time in 11 seasons. Mississippi State beat the Sooners 6-0 in Game 3 of the Norman Super Regional, ending OU’s season and snapping a historic run of dominance.
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