"Every playoff game should be played every single weekend until you finish the season. Even if it means we start Week 0 or you eliminate a bye, the season ends Jan. 1, and then the portal opens, then coaches that have to move on to their next opportunities get to move to their next opportunities."
"Our national championship game this year is Jan. 19, and that's really hard to envision as a coach that's going out and trying to join a new program and start a staff. It's hard for players to understand what continuity looks like and where they're going to be at and to manage that with visits, the portal, everything else that exists. The clear way to do that is to bump the season up and make sure these playoff games happen a lot faster."
The college football calendar creates a long layoff for playoff teams with byes and complicates coaching transitions and roster decisions. Ending the season on January 1 would shorten the postseason timeline, align the transfer portal opening after the season, and allow coaches to move to new jobs and assemble staffs earlier. Coordinators who accepted head-coaching roles are currently juggling responsibilities between playoff teams and new programs. The January 19 national championship date exacerbates continuity and recruiting challenges for players and coaches. Playing playoff games every weekend or starting Week 0 are proposed solutions to maintain rhythm and reduce disruption.
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