Longhorns Daily News: Commissioner Greg Sankey says CFP expansion would trigger SEC’s move to nine-game football schedule

Plus: Texas’, um, interesting new recruit

Don’t get your hopes up for the Southeastern Conference to officially move to a nine-game football schedule any time soon. At least not until we see the College Football Playoff potentially expand, again.

That’s according to SEC commissioner Greg Sankey during his recent appearance on the Paul Finebaum Show.

“Let’s talk about the College Football Playoff. I think the 12-team launch was incredibly successful. More people had opportunities. We had a lot of conversation around who was left out, and we kind of forget, well, those teams were going to be in bowl games. Maybe New Year’s Six bowl games, or the Citrus Bowl in Orlando. This year it was, should they be in, should they be out? What’s important to me is how teams are being evaluated,” Sankey said, according to On3. “A team that’s playing two-thirds of their games against teams with winning records, compared to a team that’s played a very small number of their games against winning records in a different setting.”

Sankey added, “That raises the issue of how spots are allocated. Let’s think about last year. There are allocations. Clemson was not in the Top 12, they were allocated a spot by virtue of being a champion. Boise State is not in the top four, they’re allocated top four, that moves somebody out. Arizona State’s not in the top four, they’re moved in. Part of the pre-conversation has been, as the conference has changed, let’s take a look. Well, now we have an example. That provokes the conversation around straight-seeding.”

WHAT THEY’RE SAYING ABOUT THE LONGHORNS

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ICYMI IN BURNT ORANGE NATION

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3-star OT Aaron Thomas sets official visit to Texas

RECRUITING ROUNDUP

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247Sports: New OL target Aaron Thomas releases top 5, schedules Texas official visit

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SEC SHOWDOWN

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247Sports: Texas baseball outfielder Max Belyeu listed as probable ahead of the Longhorns’ series at Oklahoma

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NEWS ACROSS LONGHORN NATION AND BEYOND

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