Ohio State coach Ryan Day has a clear objective for what he would do to fix the College Football Playoff: expand it even further.
In a wide-ranging interview with Stephen A. Smith, Day largely agrees with the format's motive, but argues there are ways to take it to the next level.
"I like the playoff system," Day said. "I think it allows your team to grow and to build as the season goes on."
Day's team is the most recent to have benefited from the system, as it won the national title this past season.
“I think it’s good to watch your team grow and learn, and then the best team at the end of the year has the chance to win," Day said. "So that part, watching us last year, how we grew and how we learned from a couple of setbacks, I think was a great story."
This year, though, the Buckeyes earned the No. 2 seed with their Big Ten title loss to the Indiana Hoosiers last Saturday.
“I would be in favor of expanding the field," Day said. "I would go all the way to 20 [teams]. I think it’s good for football, I think it’s good for everybody, you’re seeing teams opt-out of Bowl games, which is not good for the sport, and I think the more teams that we can involve in the postseason, the better.”
To what number, though, is a different story.
“When you look at that part of it, I think that’s great. I do think that having conference championships, if it’s going to stay at this level, I guess, would make some sense, because if you win your conference, then you should be in."
For now, the format remains at 12 teams but Day could certainly be onto something as this year's CFP kicks off next Friday.