Greg Sankey points blame at College Football Playoff committee over Nebraska, Wake Forest canceling series with Tennessee, Ole Miss

SEC commissioner Greg Sankey was disappointed to see the recent cancellations of a pair of out-of-conference series between teams in his conference. It was reported last that Nebraska had pulled out of a nonconference home-and-home with Tennessee, disappointing many fans who were looking forward to the battle between two stories programs.

Similarly, Wake Forest canceled a home-and-home with Ole Miss that was set to begin ahead of the 2025 season. Sankey joined The Paul Finebaum Show on Monday, where he discussed the matter and noted the potential role that the College Football Playoff committee has in those decisions.

“I saw a series that was disappointing from my perspective when Nebraska announced it wasn’t going to play a contracted series with the University of Tennessee,” Sankey said. “I think that would have been great for college football. Early in the season, we saw Wake Forest like two or three days before the first game of a two-game series with Ole Miss cancel that.

“This is not to point the finger at Nebraska’s athletic director, who I have a good relationship with, but he said ‘I talked to CFP selection committee members and they said they didn’t think not playing that game would hurt Nebraska’s opportunity for the CFP.’ I think we have to cope with that reality. That’s not great for college football.”

This story will be updated.

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