With the College Football Playoff expanding to 12 teams this season, ESPN’s Pete Thamel and Rece Davis offered their opinions on which Group of 5 team would make the field. Although Cincinnati was the only school from a Group of 5 conference to make the four-team format in the 10 years it existed, that is guaranteed to change in 2024. The five highest-ranked conference champions will receive automatic bids this season, leaving room for at least one school from a traditionally smaller league. Thamel landed on Boise State, which won the Mountain West title in 2023. He cited the Broncos returning…