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Some Group of 5 schools reportedly interested in having their own playoff
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Some Group of 5 schools reportedly interested in having their own playoff

Published Dec. 29, 2016 12:31 p.m. ET

P.J. Fleck

As we prepare for the semifinals in the College Football Playoff — which will feature traditional powerhouses from Power 5 conferences — a few Group of 5 schools could be laying the groundwork for a playoff of their own.

Northern Illinois athletic director Sean Frazier had some interesting comments on the subject in an interview with ESPN:

"It's time to have a realistic conversation about creating a playoff for the Group of 5. Why not?"

"There is absolutely no ability for us [teams in the Group of 5] to be in that national title conversation. That's just reality. Anyone that says we can: That's a flat-out lie."

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Frazier outlined an eight-team playoff that would feature the Group of 5 conference champions and three at-large teams.

There obviously are countless factors that would have to be resolved before such a playoff could exist. Chief among them is the willingness for each Group of 5 conference to sign off on the idea — something that the ESPN report notes doesn’t have much support at this point.

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