8-Team College Football Playoff Model Reportedly Under Discussion

The College Football Playoff is functioning perfectly fine with four teams, but the movement to expand the field to eight teams is gaining momentum with each passing year.

According to a new report, the eight-team playoff would include five automatic bids for the winners of conference championship games, two at-large bids, and one bid for the best Group of 5 team. It remains unknown if this model will at some point materialize into a tangible proposal that will be voted on, but it's encouraging something is at least being discussed.

If that format were in place this year, then LSU, Ohio State, Clemson, Oklahoma, and Oregon would get automatic bids. Memphis would get in via the Group of 5 bid, while Georgia and Baylor would be the at-larges. This leaves Alabama, Penn State, Auburn, and Florida on the outside looking in.

While that sounds great, there's still going to be controversy considering what we can already see from this hypothetical situation.

There's already a swell of support for expanding the playoff, especially from Big Ten commissioner Jim Delany, who is in favor of moving to eight teams "under the right circumstances."

The four-team playoff has been nothing short of a complete success in the early stages. While eight games would bring with it a whole new set of issues, more college football isn't something we're going to complain about.