Earlier today, it was announced that the College Football Playoff will officially expand to 24 teams starting in 2027 and will be around for at least five years according to ESPN. Right now, Kentucky is currently battling to get into this year’s 12-team playoff and soon, it will move to 24 teams.

A few weeks ago, Will Stein was asked his opinion on the expansion of the playoff to 24 teams. “Now there’s going to be more games that matter for more people. So the notion that the regular season doesn’t matter, like, that’s what I think is not true,” Stein said on the potential expansion to a 24-team CFP format. “I think it now makes everybody’s schedule matter more, and the rival games are still going to matter. I promise you, the fans are still going to be excited to play their rival, and that’s my personal opinion, and I know that’s not shared by a lot of people in media and whatever, which is their take. I know a lot of coaches are excited about the potential to play in a playoff, but they think it’s just so we can save our jobs. Like, no, because I want to play in a dang playoff, like, I want Kentucky to host a playoff game. I want to do all that stuff, and so do all these other schools. More games are going to matter longer into the season.”

The new format is a no-brainer for Kentucky fans to get on board with. This year, Kentucky is currently in the 12-team bracket, with one more loss likely to keep them out. Starting next season, if Will Stein keeps having this kind of success he is going to have the Wildcats in the playoff more likely than not thanks to the new format.

It will create so many opportunities for teams like Kentucky and that’s why Big Blue Nation should be one-hundred percent behind this move. If Will Stein can put Kentucky in the playoff conversation in year one with the 12-team format, just think about how many playoff appearances could be in the program’s future, which will then open the door for Kentucky to make noise.

Will Stein wasn’t going to wait around for a few years to find success at Kentucky and it’s clear by the results we have seen this season that he’s not anywhere near content, either. This is just a big stepping stone for what Stein wants to achieve in Lexington and for turning Kentucky into a championship program. A 24-team playoff can give them many opportunities to make it happen.

Get behind this move, Big Blue Nation, because it greatly benefits teams like Kentucky. At a minimum, a 9-3 season should likely now get you into the playoffs.

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