After Presidents Approve College Football Playoff, What’s Next?

A four-team playoff for college football "has been formally approved" by the BCS Presidential Oversight Committee in a meeting that lasted less than three hours yesterday. For the '14-25 seasons, four teams will be “chosen by a selection committee, the semifinals will be held at current bowl sites and the national championship game will be awarded to the highest bidder.” The title game “will be managed by the conferences and will not be branded as a bowl game.” Virginia Tech President Charles Steger, who chairs the committee, said, “A four-team playoff doesn’t go too far; it goes just the right amount” (ESPN.com, 6/26).

It is "not known exactly which six bowls will host the semifinals, though it's expected to be the current four BCS bowls (Rose, Sugar, Orange, Fiesta) with two additional hosts." The Outback Bowl "should be a viable candidate for the semifinal rotation, with speculation also focusing on established bowl hosts such as Dallas, Atlanta and Orlando" (TAMPA BAY TIMES, 6/27).