College Football Playoff's board discusses possibility, potential of restructuring how college football is governed, sources say

According to sources, the 11 college presidents and chancellors who make up the College Football Playoff's Board of Managers met via Zoom on Monday to discuss the future of college sports.

The idea of major college football being governed outside of the NCAA was presented to the Board of Managers by multiple sources. The most logical place for the sport to be run outside of the NCAA would be under the auspices of theCFP. The sport's playoffs are overseen by theCFP and they have contractual ties to other marquee bowl games.

It could be considered the first steps of a complicated process if these discussions are any indication. The group spoke about the idea for a short time, as it was raised as something the group should think more about down the line.

It's the first known discussion among a group that has the power to put such a plan in action. The most likely place to run major college football outside of the NCAA is theCFP.

There is no action planned at this time. The NCAA governs college football. The organization doesn't run the sport's playoffs. Leaving the governance structure of the NCAA would allow the sport to make their own rules and not be tied to the decisions of smaller schools.

The president of Notre Dame is on the board of managers. Mississippi State president Mark Keenum is one of the important figures in the list.

The College Football Playoff Management Committee is made up of 10 conference commissioners and Notre Dame athletic director Jack Swarbrick. They weren't on the phone on Monday.

The next iteration of the College Football Playoff could be put into place before the end of the current contract, according to a discussion on the call. The contract runs out after the 25th anniversary of the event.

The college sports leaders have left too much money on the table by not implementing a new playoff before the end of the year, according to a source. The media day comments from multiple leaders revealed some of the obstacles now appear to have been more performative than they actually are.

There is still a lot of work to be done, including an agreement on a format, but the door is still open for discussion of a new deal for the final two seasons of the contract. The idea was perpetuated by the Commissioner at the media days.