It is time for the College Football Playoff to expand

It is time for the College Football Playoff committee to expand the current four-team field to a more competitive eight. An eight-team College Football Playoff would allow the eight best teams in the nation compete to win a national championship. There are too many positives to ignore this possibility any longer.

By doing this, not any of the Power Five champions would be left out and it would also allow for undefeated Group of Five teams to have a better chance while allowing any teams who may have had one poor week a shot for redemption.

Another positive of expanding the playoff to eight teams is now having three weekends of exciting playoff football instead of two. This is a win for everyone. First, television companies and the media will be able to produce even more content then what they are currently putting out which will only raise their revenue.

Second, schools will only gain income and notoriety as well. The “Flutie Effect” also will benefit schools as it is proven that school admission rates and admitted freshmen scores increase following a highly successful season in football or men’s basketball.

Third, it will provide college football with an even larger platform than it already has. More games means more coverage, more upsets, more fans, and more money. It is a win-win situation as a national champion will truly be a national champ following three playoff games.

Some may say that adding an extra week is too much. However, high school football and all the way up through NCAA 1-AA all utilize a bracket format to determine a national champion.

The set-up would be simple. The NCAA would continue to release the weekly Top 25 rankings as it currently does however the top eight teams would now be playoff-eligible. For the first round, the top four seeds host the bottom four at their home stadiums. For the second round, the games would be hosted by the four major bowls currently used in rotation for the playoff. Lastly, for the national championship, sites would be allowed to bid on hosting it each year just as they currently are.

Obviously, the higher-seeded team will be the home team with the lower-seed being the away team.

Simply put, expanding the College Football Playoff to eight teams is a win-win situation for everyone involved as there are simply no negatives to the expansion. Let's hope the committee realizes this and expands it in the near future.