Brett Yormark made headlines to kick off Big 12 Media Days, saying he expects multiple teams from the conference to make the College Football Playoff. This comes a year after Arizona State was the Big 12’s lone representative.

Yormark said he expects ACC commissioner Jim Phillips to emphasize the same pro-5+11 stance when his conference starts its media days later this month. He also said to ESPN he is "relatively confident" the playoff will expand to 16 teams when its new media rights contract begins in the 2026 season.