Greg Sankey on CFP expansion: The move to 16 is 'the right next step' (1:21) SEC commissioner Greg Sankey tells Rich Eisen his thoughts about expanding the College Football Playoff from 12 teams to 16. (1:21) Adam Rittenberg May 5, 2026, 08:25 PM ET Close College football reporter; joined ESPN in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. The American Football Coaches Association is recommending changes to the college football calendar that would end the season by the second Monday in January, while also pushing for increased access to the College Football Playoff. The AFCA board announced Tuesday four proposed calendar changes: ending conference championship games; reducing open weeks in seasons from two to one; preserving an exclusive window for the Army-Navy game in December but allowing postseason games to be played on the same day; and reducing the minimum number of days between games to no fewer than six.…