The college sports leaders who run the College Football Playoff have about four months to come to an agreement on a new format if expansion is to be implemented for the 2024 season.
The College Football Playoff management committee is scheduled to meet to discuss the feedback members have received from campuses since a 12-team expansion plan was unveiled in June.
The Pac-12 opened the season with five ranked teams and was expected to have a competitive race to the conference championship, maybe even get a team into the CFP.
The USC Trojans will open a critical season for perpetually embattled coach Clay Helton with a tricky visit from the defending Mountain West Conference champions San Jose State Spartans.
New Pac-12 Commissioner Kliavkoff said the College Football Playoff needs to be expand beyond its current four-team format and his goal is to make that happen.
Top-ranked Alabama will face Notre Dame in the CFP semifinal as the 107th Rose Bowl. The semifinal game was moved from Pasadena to AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas