24-Team College Football Playoff to Majorly Affect Notre Dame’s Scheduling
Is this March Madness or college football?
The College Football Playoff (CFP) is set to expand from 12 teams to 24 by 2027, a change that will significantly impact the scheduling of participating schools, including Notre Dame. Currently, the Fighting Irish have four Big Ten and seven SEC matchups scheduled between 2027 and 2030, including home-and-home series with teams such as Alabama, Auburn, Texas, USC, and Michigan State.
These matchups bring in $17 million annually from their ESPN deal. However, the new 24-team format may alter these agreements, potentially jeopardizing Notre Dame's ACC scheduling arrangement, which nets the university $17 million annually. The expansion will also require teams to play 10 Power Four opponents, a threshold that Notre Dame has already met.
While 11 schools do not currently meet this criterion, the new format will make schedules tougher for all participating teams, including Notre Dame.
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