Tony Petitti -- Big Ten wants more games with CFP implications - ESPN

ROSEMONT, Ill. — As the College Football Playoff management committee continues discussions about the future of the sport's postseason, Big Ten commissioner Tony Petitti wants to ensure deeper conferences have access points that maximize the stretch run of the regular season.

In a wide-ranging interview Wednesday with ESPN, Petitti said he is focused on ensuring the Big Ten, which will increase to 18 members with four West Coast additions this summer, has November schedules packed with games that carry CFP implications, like many of the professional leagues do.

«We've got some work to do to figure out what that [future model] is, because obviously, it has real impact on your regular season,» Petitti told ESPN. «You want to make sure that your teams have the ability to have a breakout season and qualify. And we also have to be realistic about what should get you access, in terms of number of wins. Look, we want meaningful games late in the season.

»We want fans to think that you know a game in the second week of November, even if you've already lost two or three games, still has a lot of value. That's the goal."

Washington State president Kirk Schulz, who serves on the CFP board, told ESPN that a vote on a model for the 2024 season — the setup would feature the five highest-ranked conference champions and the next seven highest-ranked teams — was likely Tuesday. Petitti and the other commissioners, who make up the management committee, are set to meet Wednesday in Dallas.

The commissioners are expected to examine access and other topics as they discuss the CFP's future contract.

«When you're as deep as we are, we've got to do things to make sure that we have the access to the postseason that we think we deserve and has to