# UH in the College Football Playoff? Cougars may not have to wait for the expanded 24-team field > HelixNews · Web page: https://helixnews.one/story/1470077 · All pages for agents: https://helixnews.one/llms.txt 5 outlets covering · First listed: Yahoo Sports, Nov 11, 2026, 5:42 PM · Read it: In final season of the 12-team College Football Playoff, UH is ranked 14th and has a path to Big 12 title game and possible postseason spot. ## Who's covering it In the order they published: - Nov 10, 2026, 12:30 PM: [College Football Playoff will expand to 24 teams starting next season]() — Fast Company (Magazine, United States) College football will expand its playoff to 24 teams beginning next year in a move that resets decades of tradition surrounding a once all-important regular season and dumps conference championship showdowns that used to be among the sport’s marquee events.The announcement from the College Football Playoff and ESPN on Monday made official a deal that’s been in the works for months. The network reported it would pay an additional $1.7 billion over five years on top of the original $7.8 billion contract that runs through the 2031 season.The new format will grant the Power Four conference… - Nov 10, 2026, 10:31 PM: [9 SEC Teams Could Make the College Football Playoff Under Expanded Format]() — Sports Illustrated (Sports, United States) Who will benefit from a 24-team Playoff? The SEC of course-- and here's how it might all work. - Nov 11, 2026, 8:21 AM: [College Football Playoff format for 24-team field: How rankings would look in 2026]() — CBS Sports (Sports, United States) Under the new playoff format, which debuts in 2027, eight teams receive first-round byes, with campus sites hosting the first two rounds - Nov 11, 2026, 10:43 AM: [Why even have conferences in a 24-team College Football Playoff? Coaches are asking]() — The Athletic (Sports, United States) “To not say we’re going to have conference champions, why do we have conferences?” Wake Forest coach Jake Dickert asked Monday. - Nov 11, 2026, 5:42 PM: [UH in the College Football Playoff? Cougars may not have to wait for the expanded 24-team field]() — Yahoo Sports (Sports, United States) In final season of the 12-team College Football Playoff, UH is ranked 14th and has a path to Big 12 title game and possible postseason spot.