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EPISODE · Mar 3, 2026 · 57 MIN

College football's secret Tuesday meeting + which SEC coach wants a 24-team playoff?

from College Football Enquirer · host steven godfrey, ross dellenger, andy staples

There is an important meeting this week about the future of college football. Sorry, there are actually two meetings this week. The one you may be thinking of is the highly publicized one that is scheduled for Friday at the White House. The far more important one was a secret. It happened in Dallas with powerful people from college football in attendance. This meeting was with Smash Sports, an extension of the investment group Smash Capital. It focused on the pitch to consolidate all of college football's media rights. Ross Dellenger reports what is going on behind the scenes with this meeting. Andy Staples and Steven Godfrey join the conversation to discuss the impact of this meeting, the impact of consolidation and what the chances are something like that could happen.  Then, Andy, Ross and Godfrey continue the conversation discussing how a situation like this would play out and who else would need to be involved for it to work. They talk about what kind of impact Paramount buying Warner Brothers could have on this type of deal, and the college football world in general, and the share how they think a resolution will ultimately be determined. Later, the guys discuss Tennessee Head Coach Josh Heupel coming out in support of a 24-team playoff. This is in direct contrast to the model that the SEC is supporting. The guys discuss the impact of a coach in the SEC taking this stance and how the playoff discussion will continue to evolve. All of this and more on today's College Football Enquirer. 0:00:00 - College football's secret meeting in Dallas 9:53 - The other meeting at the White House 11:39 - Impact of private equity's involvement in CFB media rights 21:54 - Impact of consolidating media rights 28:43 - Could Paramount buying Warner Brothers affect college football? 34:45 - Which side will win the media rights battle? 42:33 - Josh Heupel supports 24-team CFP Subscribe to the College Football Enquirer on your favorite podcast app:🎧 Apple Podcasts🎧 Spotify🖥️ YouTube📢 Check out the Yahoo Sports podcast network or yahoosports.tv

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