5 changes that would drastically improve college football

End Divisions and conference title games

It looks like the NCAA will remove the requirement for college football conferences to have divisions in order to hold a conference championship and the ACC, as well as other leagues, have been talking about getting rid of divisions.

This would be a good thing but it could cause some issues too. If the Big Ten were to get rid of divisions and have the top two teams play for the championship, there could be a scenario where Michigan and Ohio State play in back-to-back weeks.

That would have been the case last season. Michigan State had two losses already, so going into the final game, the Buckeyes would have had their Big Ten title berth clinched. Michigan would then need to beat OSU in consecutive weeks to be crowned Big Ten champs.

Some would argue that this would make for great theater. But imagine watching an NFL playoff game and then watching a rematch the next week? It’s just not quite as riveting.

So if college football is going to get rid of divisions, I think the sport should take it one step further and get rid of conference championship games.

They have served their purpose. They were good for the sport and with just two or four playoff spots available, that model makes sense going forward.

However, college football desperately needs playoff expansion and that’s much easier to do once you get rid of conference championship games. That gives you an extra week for potential playoff games and avoids rematches such as Michigan-Ohio State.

Plus, if the playoff is expanded, there isn’t really a need for “one” conference champion. There can be co-champions with one automatic bid per league.