Pac-12 coaches: Let's all get on the same page schedule-wise

Washington is undefeated and ranked No. 4 in the AP Top 25 , and appears to be hurtling toward a spot in the College Football Playoff.

Last season, Stanford, with one loss on the road in the opener against Northwestern, looked like a possible contender for one of the final four playoff spots, if only the Cardinal could finish strong.

The nine-game schedule has been criticized because it's obviously more difficult, and there's less likelihood that a team will finish undefeated — which therefore lowers the odds of getting coveted playoff berths.

Because it's very, very difficult when you say you're going to play nine games within your schedule and then you're going to go beat each other up.

Utah Coach Kyle Whittingham agreed: I don't lobby for it, but in my opinion all the Power 5 conferences should play the same amount of conference games and make it a level playing field and some standardization there.

Because when you play a ninth game that gives everyone in the conference a chance to get another loss.

Whittingham took it a step further, saying that he'd like to see the playoffs expanded so that all the conference champions get in.