Group of Five members are considering their own football playoff.
is already guaranteed at least one spot in college football's newly-expanded playoff, those member schools suspect the system could change again and are looking for ways to carve a space for themselves in the postseason going forward.
To that end, Group of Five commissioners will meet in Dallas next week to discuss the state of the G5. Among the subjects of conversation: "the possibility of a reshaped postseason incorporating the bowl system," according to Yahoo Sports. "We are open to all of that," Mountain West commissioner Gloria Nevarez said, via Yahoo. "That would be really interesting and have some value. What if it's like an NIT of football?"
The primary goal of the Group of Five is to make sure it can earn maximum revenue and interest at their level of football, while decidedly not surrendering their auto bid in the CFP going forward.The concern around the Group of Five is that it could be left in a worse position should the College Football Playoff, a move that could give more power to the bigger conferences, who could use their leverage to procure guarantees of their own, likely at the expense of the G5.
That places considerable pressure on the Group of Five to play its best football these next two years, and convince a skeptical College Football Playoff that they belong in their postseason.James Parks is the founder and publisher of College Football HQ. He previously covered football for 247Sports and CBS Interactive. College Football HQ joined the Sports Illustrated Fannation Network in 2022.
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