The Football Four Podcast on a new coach and new Playoff slate

Did Illinois make a good move in ousting Bill Cubit and grabbing Lovie Smith? Did the College Football Playoff make a good move in advancing semifinal kickoff times and letting the Orange Bowl have its own night in 2016?

Paste BN Sports college football reporters George Schroeder and Dan Wolken discuss those matters and more on the latest Football Four Podcast.

They assess the quality of the Illinois job and the fit of Smith in it, and they examine the future of the Playoff in relation to the bowl system. And while we're looking into the future, they also look into the murkiest one of any of the Power Five conferences, that of the Big 12.

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