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The College Football Playoff Committee's penultimate ranking left many fans in dismay, and one Heisman Trophy contender called on the president to take responsibility.
Vanderbilt Commodores are outside watching the last pitch with no more games left on their calendar. Vanderbilt has only two losses on the season – against the Alabama Crimson Tide and the Texas Longhorns. Both of them are conference opponents, which prevented them from reaching the SEC Championship.
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Vanderbilt defensive end Diego Pavia (2) throws the ball to a receiver during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Tennessee on Saturday, Nov. 29, 2025, in Knoxville, Tennessee. (AP Photo/Wade Payne)
Diego Pavia wrote on social networks that the President Donald Trump must sign a decree on expanding the field a few days before the release of the final bracket.
“@realDonaldTrump GET AN EXECUTIVE ORDER PLEASE,” he wrote on X.
Pavia responded to a post that called for expanding the College Football Playoff from 12 to 16 teams. The message calls for the CFP to have four SEC teams, four Big Ten teams, two ACC teams, two Big 12 teams and four at-large teams.
“Get rid of these stupid committees filled with excuses that no one seems to understand,” it said.
President Donald Trump listens to a Cabinet meeting at the White House, Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demari Nihinson)
Trump's acceptance of the CFP committee was something of a Secretary of State Marco Rubio joked in an appearance on CNN.
Right now, feeling the pain the most is Miami Hurricaneswho sit outside and watch the field despite having the head-to-head advantage against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish.
There are a couple of conference championship games on Saturday that could shake up the rankings a bit. The BYU Cougars' loss to the Texas Tech Red Raiders in the Big 12 Championship will ultimately hurt them and possibly throw them off the field. The possibility of Alabama staying on the field despite three losses if it loses to the Georgia Bulldogs in the SEC title game will also create more heated conversations.
Vanderbilt defensive end Diego Pavia (2) runs for a yard on Tennessee defensive end Ethan Utley (17) during the second half of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Nov. 29, 2025, in Knoxville, Tennessee. (AP Photo/Wade Payne)
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The final rankings will be released on Sunday after the conclusion of the conference championship games.
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