Could College Football see a Premier League promotion/relegation model come to at least one conference?
“Many, many folks are kicking around concepts of relegation/promotion, or mega-leagues,” Nevarez told FOS. But “this is probably the first I’ve seen of someone really putting pen to paper, and looking at it comprehensively.” In a model similar to the English Premier League and other European soccer leagues, teams would be promoted or regulated at the end of every season based on their performance. The top team from Tier 2 would slide up to Tier 1, while the bottom feeder of Tier would be relegated down a level, and the same would happen with Tier 2 and 3.
The proposal is one of many Group of Five schools are considering in terms of how to move forward with the future of bids for the 12-team College Football Playoff bids being uncertain beyond the 2024 and 2025 seasons, when the six highest-ranked conference champions will receive playoff berths along with six at-large teams.