Doug Lesmerises: More automatic bids for the Big 10 and SEC will make the regular season more meaningful for the middle of the pack teams

Ohio State Buckeyes wide receiver Brandon Inniss (11) makes a touchdown catch during the first half of the NCAA football game against the Penn State Nittany Lions at Beaver Stadium in University Park, Pa. on Saturday, Nov. 2, 2024.
Ohio State Buckeyes wide receiver Brandon Inniss (11) makes a touchdown catch during the first half of the NCAA football game against the Penn State Nittany Lions at Beaver Stadium in University Park, Pa. on Saturday, Nov. 2, 2024. Photo credit © Adam Cairns/Columbus Dispatch / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

Doug Lesmerises joined Baskin and Phelps to explain comments made by Ryan Day about expanding automatic bids to the College Football Playoffs, why he made those comments, and how realistic it is to give the SEC and Big 10 more auto bids. He also talked about how NIL is changing the landscape of college football and if it's impacting prospects' draft stock.

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