Big 12 & ACC Bow to the Big 10 and SEC in 2025 College Football Playoff Seeding

First and 16 Podcast - Big 12 College Football and College Basketball · May 23, 2025 · 1m

In this eye-opening episode, we dive into the seismic shift in college football's future: the Big 12 and ACC effectively waving the white flag to the Big Ten and SEC. With the new College Football Playoff format on the horizon in 2026, the two conferences already seem to have conceded by giving up their auto-bids. We unpack how the Big 12 and ACC's decision to concede automatic bids signals a changing of the guard in the sport's power structure. What does this mean for competitive balance, media deals, and the long-term viability of the so-called "Power Five"? We break down the politics, the…