The College Football Playoff looks poised to expand to a 24-team playoff. News broke today that the CFP is nearing a deal for the new format to start in 2027. Emily Proud, Richard Johnson and John Talty are joined by national college football senior reporter Matt Zenitz. They discuss the news, what this means for the future of conference championship weekend and more. They also dive into injury updates for some big name players in college football. Zentiz updates everyone on Kamario Taylor, Aaron Philo, Dante Moore being ruled out again and Cal stars Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele and Kingston Lopa nearing their return.

Then, Emily, Richard and John discuss what the top storylines are for some of the biggest games this weekend. They look at #2 Notre Dame at #8 BYU, #6 Alabama at #14 Tennessee, #13 Missouri at #9 Ole Miss and #16 Mississippi St at #22 LSU. They also discuss how Indiana can maintain its success as they preview #4 Ohio State at #5 Indiana.

Finally, they discuss if Jim Harbaugh could actually return to Michigan and how Oregon State found a diamond in the rough with Jesse Legree.

All of this and more on today's College Football Insiders.

(0:43) - College Football Playoff close to finalizing a 24-team expansion

(4:21) - Impact on conference championship weekend

(6:32) - Timeline of college football playoff

(7:29) - Kamario Taylor injury update

(10:56) - Aaron Philo update

(14:44) - What does Oregon do without Dante Moore for 2nd consecutive game

(16:18) - Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele and Kingston Lopa nearing return for Cal

(18:08) - #2 Notre Dame at #8 BYU

(20:30) - #6 Alabama at #14 Tenneese

(24:32) #13 Missouri at #9 Ole Miss

(27:10) - #16 Mississippi St at #22 LSU

(30:40) - Potential positives of an expanded CFP

(34:42) - How Can Indiana continue it's success?

(38:03) - #4 Ohio State at #5 Indiana preview

(40:35) - Could Jim Harbaugh return to Michigan

(45:42) - How Jesse Legree ended up at Oregon State

(53:16) - Player to watch: Nick Marsh, Indiana WR