Pa. Congressman issues warning to Big Ten, SEC about future of college football

The Big Ten and SEC are leading the way as the two conferences look to make changes to college football and the College Football Playoff.

The leagues are reportedly interested in a scheduling partnership down the line, and they are also considering pushing for a new 16-team CFP model that would see the Big Ten and SEC each getting four guaranteed spots.

Pennsylvania Congressman Brendan Boyle is apparently not a fan of the changes that could be coming to college football. He issued a warning to the SEC and Big Ten Monday night.

“Let me state this as clearly as I can: The Big Ten and SEC should be very, very careful about some of the decisions they are about to make,” Boyle posted on Twitter. “Because they appear hellbent on ruining major college football. I think they need congressional hearings into their collusion.”

As you can see, Boyle accuses the Big Ten and SEC of collusion and states that perhaps congressional hearings are needed to look into what is happening with the two conferences.

The tweet from Boyle came on the same night that SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey was outspoken about the future of the College Football Playoff.

ACC Commissioner Jim Phillips and Big 12 Commissioner Brett Yormark recently made comments about the College Football Playoff moving to a straight seeding model.

According to ESPN, Phillips declared that doing what is best for the good of the game is a “responsibility I take very seriously,” while Yormark added that he hopes what is best for college football is “the priority” moving forward.

The comments clearly didn’t sit well with Greg Sankey.

“I don’t need lectures from others about good of the game. I don’t lecture others about good of the game,” he said. “And coordinating press releases about good of the game, you know, OK, you can issue your press statement, but I’m actually looking for ideas to move us forward.”

Sankey added that he expects there to continue to be plenty of discussions about the future of the College Football Playoff moving forward.

The 2025 playoff format is set with 12 teams seeded 1-12. But the format for 2026 and beyond is to be determined.

“I think I have a responsibility to push, as well, and I think my membership has a responsibility and the desire to push me. And that is a hard issue. You wanna go inside what it’s like to sit in this role? I think about the responsibility I have here, and I think about the responsibility more broadly all the time,” Sankey said. “Yesterday I said we don’t apologize here.

“When I go back to the College Football Playoff, I’m open to ideas, there’s just not a lot of incoming. My phone’s not ringing off the hook with, ‘Hey, here’s another way to look at it.’ And so we’ll continue to be thoughtful. We’ll continue to try to provide perspective and information to our members and help them guide the decision. And ultimately I recognize I’m the one who ends up typically in front of the podium explaining not just myself but ourselves. So good luck to me.”