Major news broke in college football on Monday as the College Football Playoff is officially expanding to a 24-team field. The news has a second part to it: This will be the last season where conference championship games take place.

For the Georgia Bulldogs in the future, it means they will make the playoffs pretty much every season if there is no drop off while Kirby Smart is in charge. For this year, it means that Georgia has the opportunity to play in and win the last ever Southeastern Conference (SEC) Championship Game.

First, let’s look at the 24-team playoff.

Seeds 1-8 will have a bye. Seeds 9-16 will host first round games on campuses. The winners will advance to the second round where the top 8 seeds will host games. The quarterfinal and semifinal rounds will remain the same as they have been with the 12-team model - the New Year’s six bowl sites will take place then.

Now, this year. Georgia is almost certainly going to be ranked No.…