When Penn State backup quarterback Beau Pribula announced that the overlapping College Football Playoff and transfer portal timeline had forced him “into an impossible decision” — to leave the team — he escalated a hot-button issue that already had folks inside the coaching community exasperated.

If only the criteria for inclusion change next year, then the playoff would be better. That's the argument from Herbstreit and SEC fans. They're wrong, but they do have a point. Obviously, teams need to have high-end wins on their schedules to get in.