The 2024 college football season marks an era of change in hundreds of different ways.'
One of the quieter changes is the dissolution of divisions across most conferences. The movement toward mega-conferences and away from geographic contiguity has given way to a divisionless approach to scheduling.
For many teams, the change in scheduling approach won't have a major impact on their record. They've still got to line up on Saturdays and play games against peer programs.
In a few key instances, though, the move away from conferences is actually a pretty big deal.' That means altering expectations for the season and possibly even targeting some win totals or other futures in the various college football odds markets.'