No surprise, the SEC and Big Ten Commissioners agree the 12-team College Football Playoff needs to change.

However, that is likely not going to happen.

According to reports on Wednesday, SEC commissioner Greg Sankey and Big Ten commissioner Tony Petitti agreed the way teams are seeded in the current 12-team CFP should change this fall. This comes after the two league’s athletic directors had a joint meeting in New Orleans.

For there to be any changes in the current CFP structure, there has to be a unanimous vote between the 10 FBS Commissioners and Notre Dame Athletic Director Pete Bevacqua.

“Moving forward, Tony described a methodology that was agreed to by everyone a year ago for how decisions will be made by everyone — not dictated by us — agreed to by everyone,” Sankey said in a story written by ESPN’s Heather Dinich. “We have a responsibility to use that wisely.”

What does this mean for Clemson and the ACC? It means, at least for this coming season, the ACC Champion will likely have an opportunity to earn a first-round bye if they are one of the four highest ranked conference champions.

Last year, the Tigers won the ACC on a walk-off 56-yard field goal by kicker Nolan Hauser to upset then No. 8 SMU. Clemson earned the No. 12 seed in the CFP with that win and played at No. 5 Texas.

In the current 12-team model, the four highest-ranked conference champions earn the top four seeds and a first-round bye. However, the SEC and Big Ten were not happy about this because No. 9 seed Boise State and No. 12 seed Arizona State earned a first-round bye because they were the third and fourth highest-ranked conference champions.

Because the four conference champions were given a bye, which include Big Ten Champion Oregon and SEC Champion Georgia, the two richest leagues in the sport whined that Texas and Penn State, the No. 6 seed, deserved a bye instead.

The Big Ten and SEC agreed on Wednesday they would like the CFP to use the selection committee’s ranking to decide the field, with the five highest ranked conference champions all earning an automatic bid to the playoff.

However, they want the top four teams in the rankings to get the bye regardless of being a conference champion or not, which will also allow Notre Dame an opportunity to earn a bye despite not being in a conference.

Next week, all the FBS commissioners and Bevacqua will meet in Dallas to review the 12-team playoff. The SEC and Big 10 do not have majority control of the CFP until the new contract with ESPN begins following the 2025 season.

Earlier this week, Yahoo Sports’ Ross Dellenger also reports last spring leaders of the Big Ten and SEC threatened to leave the current structure in College Football and create their own postseason system if they were not granted a majority of College Football Playoff revenue and authority over the playoff format.

Executives of the 10 FBS leagues and Notre Dame signed a memorandum, handing control over to both leagues. The understanding of the memorandum is the SEC and Big Ten hold sole discretion on the future CFP format starting in 2026.

The agreement grants the two leagues’ decision-making powers over the format but directs them to consult with the other conferences before making any decisions.

Leaders of each conference have spent the last several weeks working on the 14- or 16-team CFP model, which would grant four automatic qualifiers each to the SEC and Big Ten. Two each to the ACC and Big 12, and one to the highest-ranked Group of Five Champion.

It includes one or three at-large spots, one of those intended for Notre Dame if it finishes ranked inside the top 14.

The 14-team playoff is described as a 4-4-2-2-1+1 model in which the top two seeds receive first-round byes. There would be no byes in a 16-team structure.

Dellenger also describes how the CFP selection committee’s role is diminished. The future of the committee is also controlled by the SEC and Big Ten.

Other conferences leaders are not happy about the SEC and Big Ten having so much control. ACC Commissioner Jim Phillips has been very outspoken about it. Group of 5 leaders are also prepared to fight.

SEC and Big Ten athletic directors are expected to meet on Wednesday in New Orleans to discuss the future of the CFP. Big 12 athletic directors will discuss the future playoff format at meetings this week, as well. The ACC’s athletic directors and presidents met last week in Charlotte.