Despite Will Johnson’s sole focus on catering toward being drafted to the best NFL team he can be this April, the former Michigan defensive back took a verbal jab toward the College Football Playoff Committee’s decision-making regarding expanding the playoff field from four teams to 12 before this past season began.
Speaking to reporters at the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis, Ind. Thursday, Johnson let loose regarding the most significant issue he sees with the format despite being part of an undefeated Wolverines team that won it all in January last year.
“I would say, you know, go back to four,” Johnson said. “It gets a little watered down now, but that’s it.”
Johnson isn’t wrong entirely. He might have a point. To be fair, none of last year’s opening round playoff games were particularly entertaining as all the favorites won – three of which were rather lopsided while Texas hung on to beat Clemson in Austin, 38-24.
By taking out the fluff, Johnson’s “watered down” claims would be put to rest as both semifinal games would matter significantly toward determining a national champion.
With Johnson having fully transitioned to the next level and soon-to-be drafted, he won’t ever get to experience fully the new era college football is entering – expanded postseasons, lucrative television contracts, and much more.
Simply put, Johnson said likely what college football purists are thinking. Unfortunately for the former Wolverines star, those reverted changes will never happen – barring anything unforeseen – as long as college football ceases to exist.
In Sporting News’ latest NFL draft prospects piece, Johnson is the 12th-best player, described as a “pure shutdown corner.”
For now, those predictions for Johnson, much less the future of college football, remain to be seen.
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