Nick Saban and Tim Tebow give their thoughts on expanding the College Football Playoff to 24 teams

Saban, sitting down with his fellow hosts on ESPN's "College GameDay" on the campus of BYU, made a very definitive statement."People want to see the best teams in the Playoffs.

There's not 24 teams in the country that deserve to be in the playoffs," he started."I don't think there's 24 teams in the country that can win the championship."Saban went on to say: "Bowl games are gonna be a thing of the past."Nick Saban speaks during ESPN's College GameDay at Vanderbilt University on Oct.

25, 2025 in Nashville, Tennessee.(Carly Mackler/Getty Images)COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF EXPANDING TO 24 TEAMS IN 2027, WITH MORE GAMES COMING TO CAMPUSES ACROSS THE COUNTRYIn my opinion, bowl games were on life support once the NCAA introduced the 12-team College Football Playoff and NIL deals.

They were instantly devalued and there wasn't nearly enough incentive for players to participate in the Mom & Pop Mortgage Weedwacker Bowl (this is obviously not a real bowl, but you get the point).Why risk injury and participate in a bowl where there is virtually no upside? That's the way most players and teams view bowl games now.Saban also mentioned, "We're gaining something but we're also giving something up.

There's gonna be no SEC Championship Game now."NICK SABAN WANTS A DIFFERENT CRITERIA FOR JUDGING WHICH TEAMS REACH THE COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFFWhile Saban and the "College GameDay" crew acknowledged there are pros and cons in the expanded Playoff, it did seem like the cons outweighed the pros in Saban's mind.As for Tebow, he made his voice heard on the SEC Network."We changed the goal posts.

Before it was about how consistent can you be throughout the season? Now it's can you just get in and get hot at the right time?," Tebow stated.Tim Tebow is on set before the CFP first-round game between the Miami Hurricanes and Texas A&M Aggies on Dec.20, 2025, at Kyle Field in College Station, Texas.

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