Tuesday brought news that those in power over the College Football Playoff have discussed the eventual expansion of the number of teams, and a 12-team playoff is gaining steam.
According to an initial report by Yahoo! Sports, the new structure will have automatic bids for the champions of the Power 5 conferences (SEC, PAC-12, Big 10, Big 12 and ACC) an automatic bid for the highest rated Group of 5 conference (MAC, American, Sun Belt, Conference-USA, and Mountain West) and six additional at-large bids. While the nature of the games and how they will take place remains to be cemented, the top four teams would likely receive byes and the top bowl sights will host the playoffs.
For the second time this week the Alabama Crimson Tide has a running back enter the transfer portal. According to AL.com's Matt Zenitz, sophomore running back Kyle Edwards has entered the transfer portal.