Fixing the college football calendar and creating the perfect season: Buckeye Talk podcast

Three college football analysts, Stephen Means, Stefan Krajisnik, and Andrew Gillis, have proposed a revamped structure for the college football calendar amidst ongoing changes in the sport. They suggest dividing the football year into regular season, postseason, and offseason phases to streamline scheduling.

Key proposals include:

• Regular Season: Starting on August 22nd and concluding by November 21st, allowing 14 weeks to play 12 games with two bye weeks. Teams are required to play nine conference games and at least one non-conference game against a Power 4 opponent.

• Postseason: A 16-team playoff format is suggested, with automatic bids allocated to top performers in the Big 10, SEC, ACC, and Big 12, along with a spot for the highest-ranked Group of Five team and three at-large bids. The playoff would include play-in games and be held across several weeks in December, culminating in a January 1st national championship game at the