The solution to the College Football Playoff expansion question sits two inches in front of Tony Petitti’s face. And instead of seizing it, the Big Ten is firing shots into the moon.

We’re less than two weeks away from the Dec. 1 deadline that’s set to expand the playoff in time for the 2026 season. Every Power Four conference except Petitti’s had been on board to expand the playoff to 16 teams by adding four more at-large bids in a so-called 5+11 model.

The Big Ten didn’t like that plan. It once pushed its own 16-team plan that nobody else liked. Now, it’s zooming past 16 all the way to 24.

The Big Ten has presented a 24-team plan to the ACC, Big 12 and SEC, according to a report from Yahoo Sports . This model reportedly would include four automatic bids apiece for each of th

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