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The future of the College Football Playoff contract after the 2025 season remains uncertain, with executive director Bill Hancock saying last week there's a «need» for the deal to be done in the next month.

Since its inception in 2014, when it created a four-team model for a sport with five major conferences, the CFP has been unwieldy and awkward.

The only certainty has been a slow pace, turf squabbles and an unstable conference environment that has kept everything fluid.

But as Hancock's one-month deadline of mid-March looms, there's optimism and «momentum» for a 14-team playoff starting in 2026, sources told ESPN.

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