Indianapolis-The impetus for expanding the College Football Playoff stalled earlier this year.
The field will remain four teams until the current contract expires after the 2025 season.
Previous extended negotiations could not produce shifts from the original form, but they will not go away. The number of teams that will eventually be included in the CFP is unknown, but Ohio State University athletic director Jean Smith told ESPN Tuesday that there was more talk about the field of 16 teams.
“I don’t know what the numbers will be, I don’t think anyone knows for sure at the moment,” said Mel Tucker, director of Michigan State University, on Wednesday at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. Said. “I like when more players have the opportunity to win the championship. There are so many opportunities to play and so many games.
“We’re trying to get the chance to win everything, so expansion makes it possible. What does it look like? Do you know? And what’s best for student athletes? ? Not only from a player safety standpoint, but academically as well. “
Following the program-the best turnaround, Michigan is still in “proof mode”
Tucker won two national championships as an assistant coach in Ohio in 2002 and in Alabama in 2015. The title at Crimson Tide was Georgia, where he made his first appearance in the CFP and then lost to Alabama in the national championship in 2017.
Michigan appeared once in the CFP, the defeat of the semi-finals to Alabama in 2015 when Tucker was in Crimson Tide. As Sparta finished the 11-2 season and ranked in the top 10 in the final vote, Tucker was asked if the field of 12 or 16 teams sounded like a good idea.
“I don’t know if that makes more sense, but I wouldn’t object to it, especially if you’re one of the teams you’ve had the opportunity to join,” he said with a laugh.
NIL, Potential Revenue Sharing
It’s been over a year since college athletes were able to benefit from their names, images and portraits. There are large deals for players and new hires, and reports of school allegations to buy prospects.
“A year later, it will be interesting to see all the questions about how it affects recruitment, how it affects rosters, and roster inequality. This guy is in NIL’s money. Bring this in, and this guy is probably not that many – how does it work? ”Tucker said. “We will just have to see.”
Meltucker says Big Ten will add USC, UCLA will help recruit in Michigan
Tucker reiterated his desire to create what players could do, build a brand, and in doing so get the support of Michigan State University. It was the day after Big Ten Commissioner Kevin Warren continued to be a supporter of NIL’s voice, but said he was disappointed with the patchwork law, pointing out the need for federal law on this issue.
“I haven’t seen the downside yet,” Tucker said of NIL. “There aren’t many restrictions on that. There are no caps. I don’t know what’s best for the player in the long run. It’s too early. We look forward to your feedback. It’s adopted. We’ll see how it affects us. We’ll see better later. We expect the structure of the NIL to grow at some point, but we don’t know what it will look like. “
Big Ten said Warren hopes to announce “sooner or later” that he is on the verge of signing a new media rights deal. The deal could reportedly be worth $ 1 billion a year, a number that emerged last month before Big Ten announced the addition of USC and UCLA in 2024. Warren was asked about the possibility of sharing revenue with the player and said he started talking with the athlete about it.
“I know there was some debate about it,” Tucker said. “I don’t know what’s being said or what’s being discussed. I’ll tell you this, I’m President and Commissioner Warren, and maybe NCAA or something, they come up with Support what-if any. I am for all players and what is their greatest concern? “
Life-changing experience
Prior to the Big Ten Media era, Tucker was part of the conference’s Big Life series: from Selma to Montgomery and to Alabama to learn about the civil rights movement. He was one of a group of 100 Big Ten athletes, coaches, managers and staff on his trip from July 15th to 17th.
“I got better and was given the opportunity to learn,” Tucker said. “I believe in lifelong learning and it was certainly an opportunity. Commissioner Warren came up with the idea a few summers ago. He made it happen. He invited me and I had the opportunity. I jumped at. “
Tuckers include wide receiver Tremosley, offensive tackle Spencer Brown, a trio of tight-end Malikkers, Michigan State University Diversity, Equity, Inclusion Officer Dr. Ashley Baker, and female athletics athlete Brookbogan.
Those who participated in the trip were educated in 1965 about the march from Selma to Montgomery, led by Dr. Martin Luther King. They visited historic sites, spoke to speakers and crossed the Edmund Pettus Bridge. Execution.
“I didn’t know as much as I thought I knew about election rights, slavery, reconstruction, Jim Crow, and the civil rights movement fighting for mass imprisonment,” Tucker said. “It’s a tremendous education for me. It was a life-changing experience.”
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