FAYETTEVILLE — Arkansas has three regular season games left in 2026, yet a good chunk of Ryan Silverfield's news conference on Monday revolved around the future of Razorback football.

With the news Monday that the College Football Playoff will officially be expanding to 24 teams come 2027, Silverfield was asked what he thought about the change.

"As a head coach here for me, the goal obviously is to be in this discussion next year," Silverfield said. "That needs to be the goal for this football program to be in the discussion every time there is a playoff talk. Right now, my focus is on getting ready for South Carolina. But it's an extra added opportunity for more teams to get into the fight."

Reaction to the change among college football fans has been mixed, if not outright negative. But there could be an advantage for a program like Arkansas that is still trying to build itself into a contender.…