In summary, Lanning seeks fewer bye weeks (teams will again have two this season), a shorter break between the regular season and playoff and an earlier title game. He also said the regular seasons should start in Week 0, which would aid in moving the rest of the calendar up a week.

Penn State football’s first trip to the College Football Playoffs last year likely won’t be the program’s last, and it’s something quarterback Drew Allar says is now the “standard” going forward. “We want to be in the playoffs every year,