Andy Staples

1 week ago | on3.com | Andy Staples

MIRAMAR BEACH, Fla. — As the commissioners of the Big Ten and SEC push ever more complicated models for the next version of the College Football Playoff, Ole Miss coach Lane Kiffin offered something straightforward that seems a lot more satisfying. “The best system,” Kiffin said, “should be the 16 best.”That word “best” could be a sticking point, because your idea of best and my idea of best probably vary somewhat.

1 week ago | on3.com | Andy Staples

MIRAMAR BEACH, Fla. — The SEC probably isn’t going to be crazy enough to keep Texas and Texas A&M from playing football against one another every season. Commissioner Greg Sankey said Tuesday that even if the league stays at eight conference games for 2026 and beyond, there are models that would allow for the protection of more than one rivalry.

1 week ago | on3.com | Andy Staples

This projected 2025 College Football Playoff bracket is going to make a lot more sense than the one my co-host Ari Wasserman released last week. Not because my predictions will be any more accurate, mind you. It will make more sense because the commissioners who run the CFP decided to exercise common sense.

1 week ago | on3.com | Andy Staples

MIRAMAR BEACH, Fla. — Greg Sankey heard the magic phrase, and suddenly the gloves came off. “You’re in the position of thinking about the greater good of college football,” Ralph Russo of The Athletic said to the SEC commissioner during a press conference Monday ahead of the league’s spring meetings. “That was talked about a lot from other commissioners last week when there was a decision on seeding.

1 week ago | on3.com | Andy Staples

I’m asking Brian Spilbeler and Drew Borland a question that Boise State coaches, administrators and donors probably asked multiple times last offseason. How much will it cost to keep Ashton Jeanty? But I want to tweak the question.