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Lincoln Riley, Jul 28, 2026

Lincoln Riley, USC head coach · · 12-team/revenue-sharing (2024-26) · permalink
“Having more teams in a tournament to determine a champion is not going to make it worse.”
At Big Ten media days, Riley said Big Ten coaches were unanimous in favor of a 24-team CFP. He argued expansion would bring back better nonconference games and preserve intersectional rivalries like USC-Notre Dame.
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