True to form, Big 12 commissioner Brett Yormark moved quickly and decisively with his latest nod to public perception. Minutes after the conference’s spring meetings concluded late last week, Yormark met the media and addressed the hottest topic in college sports: access to an expanded College Football Playoff starting in the 2026 season.

“We’re pushing 5 and 11,” Yormark said from Orlando without hesitation.

He was referring to the so-called 5+11 model that would grant five automatic bids to conference champions and leave 11 spots for at-large teams.

The other format under serious consideration for the 16-team event is commonly termed the 4-4-2-2-1 model, which assigns four automatic bids to the Big Ten and SEC, two to the ACC and Big 12 and one to the top-ranked team from the othe

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