ARLINGTON, Texas – Count ACC commissioner John Swofford among those willing to discuss changes to the College Football Playoff – but who like a number of his peers and other power-brokers, does not see momentum for expanding the bracket.

“It’s hard to predict momentum and when it starts rolling,” Swofford said. “At the moment I don’t see that kind of momentum. What I see is a willingness to evaluate and take a look and gauge what a bigger field would mean, what would be the implications of that and are there ways to make something that I think is outstanding at the moment even better.”

Swofford’s comments echoed the consensus from many in the college sports industry. Many believe there might be more serious discussion of potential tweaks to how teams are selected – what qualities are emphasized, for example, including conference championships and schedule strength – than to enlarging the field. Swofford is among several who have professed satisfaction with the current format.

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“I feel good about it,” Swofford said. “I think it has by and large been very well received. I know what it took to get from the BCS to this place in time. That was not an easy path, and it was a long path. So I feel very good about where we are.

"I don’t think there’s anything wrong with looking toward the future and discussing if there are ways to make it better. If we didn’t have those conversations somewhere along the way we wouldn’t be doing our jobs.”

Swofford said the current format, in its fifth season, “has done what it was supposed to do and we hoped it would do” – though he acknowledged his perspective might be colored by the ACC’s inclusion each year in the four-team bracket.

The Playoff’s management committee, which consists of 10 Bowl Subdivision conference commissioners and Notre Dame athletic director Jack Swarbrick, is scheduled to meet Jan. 7. The board of managers, comprised of university presidents, is also scheduled to meet. Although Swofford said he does not “think this is on the fast track at the moment,” he said he senses “an openness and a willingness to discuss and to evaluate.”