Edition No. 123 · Fri 23 Oct 2026 · Story 45 of 53

College football has the audience to survive playoff bloat. Soccer is still trying to build one

The Athletic

The Athletic argues college football's audience can absorb playoff expansion while soccer's is still being built.

College sport · Labour

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