With the tight timeline of a two-week transfer portal window (January 2-16, 2027) at the same time that the current College Football Playoffs are still being contested (2027 CFP title game is a very late January 25), the American Football Coaches Association board on Tuesday provided the coaches' feedback: Move the season up . While citing the need to better match the football season with the portal window and the spring semester academic calendar, to let both players and programs adjust to the changes, the coaches had a couple of other proposed changes including signaling to the CFP and power conference commissioners to expand the playoff field (open to 16 or 24) to assure more access to the number of teams competing for the national championship.…