In the last month since the confetti fell on Ohio State's national championship, the college football world has collectively turned its attention to the season ahead. The transfer portal activity has calmed,

College football is once again on the verge of a major shake-up, and this time, it involves expanding the College Football Playoff (CFP) field even further. Acc

Dread it, run from it, either way, more bad decisions that will harm the future of college football are coming in the form of playoff expansion.

Even before Knute Rockne began breaking out the forward pass as a secret weapon, college football's biggest advantage was its element of surprise. Its appeal is basic and wonderful -- built on the uncertainty of the outcome.

As the SEC and Big Ten debate how to stack the College Football Playoff deck, their actions are as pathetic as they are unnecessary.

There has been just one season of the 12-team College Football Playoff, yet officials from the most powerful conferences are ready to expand the event.

Yahoo Sports national columnist Dan Wetzel and senior college sports reporter Ross Dellenger join Sports Illustrated's Pat Forde to discuss the SEC and Big Ten building momentum for plans to expand the College Football Playoff to 14 or 16 teams in 2026 and why this is just another example of poor leadership in college athletics.

If we do get more playoff expansion, it needs to go to 16 teams and stop. Truth be told, the AQ spots reserved for the Power Four were always going to be filled by teams in each of those leagues. We know how the College Football Playoff Selection Committee goes about putting together its rankings every week.