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CFP director Bill Hancock responds to question about moving regular season earlier amid Playoff expansion
By Crissy Froyd
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One of the biggest storylines of Thursday was the official announcement of the change of the College Football Playoff to a 12-team format beginning in 2024.
With the news of expansion, one of the biggest questions that has been raised is as to whether or not or not the start of the regular season will be moved to an earlier date. CFP Executive Director Bill Hancock was asked about that this week.
“No one is very far down the road on that but I know the conversations will continue,” Hancock responded.
Bill Hancock on possibility of moving regular season earlier to what we know now as Week 0 to help with playoff schedule: "No one is very far down the road on that but I know the conversations will continue."
— Brandon Marcello (@bmarcello) December 1, 2022
The Rose Bowl will serve as the quarterfinal game in both the 2024 and 2025 seasons. Per the release, the first round will kick off the week of Saturday, Dec. 21 and will be played at in the home stadium of the higher-seeded teams. The four quarterfinal games will be played at bowl sites.
That means the teams seeded Nos. 1-4 who get byes in the first round will not have the chance to host a home playoff game. The national title game for 2024 is set for January 20, 2025 and the quarterfinals will be played in the vicinity of New Year’s Day.
Crissy covers SEC football news for Saturday Down South.
