The solution to the College Football Playoff expansion question sits two inches in front of Tony Petitti’s face. And instead of seizing it, the Big Ten is firing shots into the moon.

We’re less than two weeks away from the Dec. 1 deadline that’s set to expand the playoff in time for the 2026 season. Every Power Four conference except Petitti’s had been on board to expand the playoff to 16 teams by adding four more at-large bids in a so-called 5+11 model.

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