On Oct. 14, inside of Reser Stadium in Corvallis, Oregon, the Oregon State Beavers exacted a dose of salty revenge.
, along with L.A. partner USC, served as the ultimate trigger that toppled the Pac-12 and left abandoned the remote Pacific Northwest school, as well as its neighbor Washington State.
The scheduling proposals are being socialized among Mountain West administrators, and feedback is expected soon from the conference’s presidents. Multiple officials who have reviewed the scheduling proposals spoke to Yahoo Sports. It is at the center of potential changes to the expanded 12-team College Football Playoff format, which is set for implementation next fall. The current model calls for the six highest-ranked conference champions to receive an automatic qualifier and the next six highest-ranked teams to get at-large spots — a format often described as 6+6.The math has changed. The Pac-12’s collapse leaves FBS with nine conferences.
Another hurdle to unanimity is American Athletic Conference commissioner Mike Aresco, who has spoken publicly against changing the model immediately, instead wanting to keep the current 6+6 format for the final two years of the contract — the 2024 and 2025 playoffs. In a message presumably meant for conference commissioners whose leagues have swelled with the addition of existing Pac-12 schools, Barnes added, “We didn’t cause this. Those that did need to help us with the solution.”
It’s a schedule that most resembles that of Notre Dame, which itself has a scheduling alliance with the ACC. Notre Dame, like all independents, is not eligible for an automatic berth in the expanded CFP or a first-round bye. Byes are reserved for the four highest-ranked conference champions. Those at OSU and WSU are aware that a 6+6 model in a nine-conference FBS could impact the “integrity” of a playoff, Cougars athletic director Pat Chun said.
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