Rece Davis roasts latest 24-team College Football Playoff expansion plan
The College Football Playoff continues to expand based on new plans to reach 24 teams and ESPN’s Rece Davis is the latest to bash the college football idea. The “ESPN College GameDay” host isn’t the only one that fears what could happen to college football with more postseason expansion. Davis clearly indicated recently that more teams in the CFP would certainly devalue the regular season.
MORE: Brendan Sorsby is wasting his time battling the NCAA However, that isn’t stopping the CFP Committee from moving forward with its 24-team expansion plans. As it stands, college football just went through another season with 12 teams competing for the national title. Rece Davis is the latest to share serious concerns about a 24-team playoff.
https://t. co/StgVF7ZD3a — Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) May 23, 2026 Meanwhile, the 2025-26 season marked one of the most dramatic in the sport’s history after the Indiana Hoosiers won their first championship. Star quarterback Fernando Mendoza captured the Heisman Trophy and became the first pick in the NFL Draft.
ESPN host bashes expanded CFP format plan Davis’ involvement with “College GameDay” and as a broadcaster for ESPN certainly makes his opinion credible. Although, it’s unlikely that his thoughts will sway the CFP Committee from changing their expansion plans. “I’m not saying the games themselves, once we get to 24, won’t be entertaining, won’t be good, won’t be worth watching… I’m not saying that.
Of course they will,” the ESPN announcer said recently. “We could go to 176, and I’d watch. I’m saying the expense is too high for the regular season.