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Big Ten Rethinks CFP Strategy Amid Growing Resistance

9/26/2025

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The Big Ten's bid to control the CFP faltered, prompting Tony Petitti to reevaluate strategy.
Petitti shifts toward collaboration, facing internal pressure and skepticism from other conferences.
A Power 4 athletic directors group will study equitable playoff formats signaling shared access.
Resistance from the SEC, Big 12, and ACC blocks bids; a December deadline looms.

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Story summary

The Big Ten's bid to control the CFP faltered, prompting Tony Petitti to reevaluate strategy.
Petitti shifts toward collaboration, facing internal pressure and skepticism from other conferences.
A Power 4 athletic directors group will study equitable playoff formats signaling shared access.
Resistance from the SEC, Big 12, and ACC blocks bids; a December deadline looms.