ACC SQUAD - Potential College Football Playoff EXPANSION | How this impacts Florida State
From Locked On Seminoles - Daily Podcast On Florida State Seminoles Football & Basketball by Brian Smith, Locked On Podcast Network
April 30, 2026 · 40 min · Episode 1338
About this episode
The episode discusses the implications of a potential 24-team College Football Playoff on Florida State and the ACC, alongside basketball dynamics in the conference.
ACC football faces a seismic shift as talk of a 24-team College Football Playoff heats up. Is this massive expansion a win for the sport, or just a cash grab that threatens classic rivalries and dilutes the value of regular season matchups? The ACC Squad debates the true motivations behind playoff growth and spotlight the risk of losing college football’s unique intensity. UNC’s stunning fall continues as Bill Belichick’s regime fails to deliver—no Tar Heels picked in the NFL Draft, sparking questions about his fit and future in Chapel Hill. Shifting to basketball, Duke emerges as the clear ACC favorite, but can Miami, Virginia, or a resurgent Florida State disrupt Jon Scheyer’s dominance? The squad breaks down transfer portal shakeups, NIL dynamics, and why tournament experience may decide who rules the ACC hardwood next season.
People in this episode
Host: Brian Smith
Topics covered
- College Football Playoff expansion
- ACC football
- UNC football
- Duke basketball
- NIL dynamics
- transfer portal
- Florida State basketball
Keywords
- College Football Playoff
- ACC
- Florida State
- UNC
- Duke
- NIL
- transfer portal
- basketball
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: ACC, UNC, Duke, Miami, Virginia, Florida State
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