CFB insider reveals more conference realignment is on the way for two CFB powers

Both the Big Ten and SEC could have an eye for conference expansion here pretty soon

In what has now become an offseason tradition over the past three or four years, the biggest story of the offseason is conference realignment.

Over the past few years, we have seen Texas and Oklahoma join the SEC, only for the Big 12 to add BYU, Cincinnati, Houston, and UCF. USC and UCLA left the Pac-12 for the Big Ten in a decision that led to the downfall of the conference out West, which was unable to expand. The Big 12 added Colorado, Utah, Arizona, and Arizona State, while the Big Ten circled back around for Oregon and Washington. Stanford and Cal were the final Power 5 movement prior to 2023, as they joined the ACC.

However, with Florida State's ongoing legal battle with the ACC, it appears we are in for another round, at least eventually.

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247Sports' Josh Pate took to the app formerly known as Twitter to provide his take on what he sees happening. Pate explained that he thinks both the SEC and Big Ten conferences are set to expand again, which will therefore affect the College Football Playoff.

"One or both will restructure into 4 divisions & look to construct internal conference title mechanisms that either ARE part of the CFP (I.E conference semi finals + conference title games) or will produce a conference champ to compete in a CFP possibly reduced in size," Pate wrote on X.

He also explained in a later tweet that the Big Ten and SEC will not sign off on any playoff format that takes away from their regular season. These two conferences whether people want to admit it or not, hold pretty much all the cards that dictate the sport's future.

While the assumption is Florida State will get out first, and programs like Miami, North Carolina, and Clemson will follow suit, there are still questions surrounding what would happen to the Big 12 and remaining ACC members. Do they combine to form what would end up being a Power 3 conference? Or, do the Big Ten and SEC absorb the rest of the teams that they want and just form to beyond-mega conferences with 30+ teams each. There is also a possibility that teams that aren't picked up by the Big Ten and SEC are left to die, which would force the ACC to expand (possible targets), merge with the Big 12, or lose their role in Power football.

There are simply so many unknowns, and the biggest domino needed to fall to get some clarity is the Florida State situation.