Cincinnati set itself up to become the first Group of Five team to make the College Football Playoff by winning at Notre Dame.While the Bearcats fulfilled their playoff aspirations last year they had to win every regular-season game to even be in.
The realignment in the major conferences could lead to fewer opportunities in the future for Group of Five teams to play those bigger schools. Cincinnati was the first G5 team
Cincinnati set itself up to become the first Group of Five team to make the College Football Playoff by winning at Notre Dame.While the Bearcats fulfilled their playoff aspirations last year they had to win every regular-season game to even be in.
With the Southeastern Conference and Big Ten both set to expand to at least 16 teams over the next few seasons, and the other Power Five leagues going through their own transitions that include the addition of some current G5 teams, there could be fewer openings for such games in the future.
Cincinnati set itself up to become the first Group of Five team to make the College Football Playoff by winning at Notre Dame. While the Bearcats fulfilled their playoff aspirations last year they had to win every regular-season game to even be in consideration for the four-team CFP the games most G5 and Football Championship Subdivision schools play against the Power Five teams are about the paycheck they get to help finance their programs.