College football stars unanimous in thoughts about upcoming 12-team College Football Playoff

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After 10 years, the four-team College Football Playoff era is over.

The 2024 season marks the first time the playoff will now include 12 teams; seeds 1 through 4 will be the highest-ranked conference champions and get a bye, the fifth will be "seeded where it was ranked or at No. 12 if it is outside the top 12 rankings," and the remaining teams will be the next best-ranked teams.

The feeling among some of college football's biggest stars is unanimous: It's a great move.

"You ask any program, their goal is to win a national championship. With the opportunity of a 12-team playoff, that extends everybody’s goal as far as trying to achieve them. It’s a great opportunity for them to do that," Alabama quarterback Jalen Milroe told Fox News Digital in a recent interview.

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"It’s giving a lot of teams an opportunity to get in there," added Colorado two-way superstar Travis Hunter. "I’m excited to see what we can do so we can be a part of that playoff. I like it."

Naturally, the closing of the four-team era ended in controversy as 13-0 Florida State didn't make it. Neither did Georgia, the back-to-back reigning champs who had been 42-2 in a 44-game stretch, but that second loss came in the SEC title game to No. 8 Alabama, who jumped up four spots to get in.

Because of last year's playoff, two Big Ten stars say adding eight more teams was the only route to go.

"It’s fair to a certain standpoint. You can have a really successful season but lose one game and be out of the playoffs. I don’t think that’s fair," said reigning national champion Donovan Edwards, who is