North Carolina players against potential 12-team CFP, prefer 6-8 teams

North Carolina players are against the College Football Playoff's possible expansion to 12 teams, head coach Mack Brown said Thursday, according to ESPN's Andrea Adelson.

Brown added his players prefer a playoff model featuring six to eight teams.

"They wanted the playoffs to be about who is good enough to win all the games or win the national championship, not just have a bunch of teams involved," said Brown, who asked for his players' feedback about the potential change per request of ACC commissioner Jim Phillips.

Tar Heels star linebacker Jeremiah Gemmel said a potential 12-team postseason would create a campaign with too many contests.

"I feel like 12 teams is too many games in a season for players who want to play long-term football," he said. "Sixteen, 17 games in a season is a lot of wear and tear on the body, especially for guys who don't come out when they're playing."

Expanding the College Football Playoff field, which currently includes the nation's four highest-ranked squads, has been a strong topic of debate in recent years.

A sub-group of the CFP's management committee recently proposed a 12-team format that would include the six highest-ranked conference champions and the six remaining highest-ranked programs determined by the committee.

UNC could have earned a playoff berth last year under a 12-team format. The Tar Heels, who placed 13th in the final CFP rankings, played Texas A&M in the Orange Bowl after finishing the regular campaign 8-3.