UNC players not in favor of proposed 12-team College Football Playoff, says Mack Brown

Posted Jul 8, 2021
UNC Football coach Mack Brown said Thursday (Video) that during a team discussion about the expanded 12-team College Football Playoff, his players were against the format and preferred six to eight teams. "I feel like 12 teams is too many games in a season for players who want to play long-term football," Tar Heel linebacker Gemmel said. (ESPN.com)

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