# Can a 24-team college football playoff with a reasonable calendar exist? Here's the solution

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Podcast: [The Bill and Doug Show: Ohio State Football Talk](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-bill-and-doug-show-ohio-state-football-talk-7467550)
Published: 2026-05-08T03:09:03+00:00
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## Resource

The American Football Coaches Association backed three ideas for a college football playoff recently: A 24-team field, Eliminating conference championship games, Finishing the postseason by the second weekend in January. Bill Landis and Doug Lesmerises got to work on this episode.

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