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Story summary
- Tony Petitti, Big Ten commissioner, and Greg Sankey, SEC commissioner, are debating a 24-team playoff for 2027.
- Tony Petitti says the playoff, which Big Ten coaches back and the SEC may expand to 16, will bring over $200 million, covering the $200 million loss from title-game contracts.
- Leaders must tell ESPN by Dec. 1 if the 24-team plan will run in 2027–28, which would drop championship games and give byes to eight seeds.
