12-team College Football Playoff stipulations unraveled, first rankings next week

By Mike Griffith, DawgNation

October 31, 2024 at 6:32 am EDT

Stetson Bennett (Getty) INGLEWOOD, CALIFORNIA - JANUARY 09: Stetson Bennett #13 of the Georgia Bulldogs celebrates by kissing the College Football Playoff National Championship Trophy after defeating the TCU Horned Frogs in the College Football Playoff National Championship game at SoFi Stadium on January 09, 2023 in Inglewood, California. Georgia defeated TCU 65-7. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images) (Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)

By Mike Griffith, DawgNation

October 31, 2024 at 6:32 am EDT

ATHENS — Perhaps it’s only appropriate the first set of College Football Playoff rankings will come out next Tuesday night, as the nation’s presidential election gets decided.

After all, 2024 has represented a whole new world and direction for collegiate football.

New CFP executive director Rich Clark, a 38-year Air Force veteran chosen last November to replace the retired Bill Hancock, spent time with AJC-DawgNation and others on a national zoom call on Wednesday to review and explain how the newly expanded 12-team playoffs will operate moving forward.