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Power 5 commissioner says College Football Playoff could be moved back for added flexibility
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As college football games across the country are being canceled and rescheduled, it’s safe to say the schedule is in a disarray of sorts.
That is causing some in the college football world to question how that’s going to affect the end of the season. More specifically, how it will affect postseason and the College Football Playoff.
Those involved with the four-team playoff have acknowledged the chaos, too, and are thinking about how the schedule may change.
That led to a response from Big 12 commissioner Bob Bowlsby on Thursday. Aside from his commissioner role, Bowlsby is a member of the CFP committee.
“There is some latitude to postpone if that need should arise,” Bowlsby said on SiriusXM. “The same is true with some of those New Year’s Six games.”
“But within reason, you can do those things. I don’t know that I see us playing a championship game in February, but you just never know, these are uncertain times and things that might otherwise not be acceptable have to be considered in this kind of circumstance.”
With so many games postponed in college football this year, is there a possibility of moving back the @CFBPlayoff?
The Commissioner of the @Big12Conference, Bob Bowlsby, answered that question to @arisports & @archerqb16. pic.twitter.com/lGaFpUvZMl
— College Sports on SiriusXM (@SXMCollege) November 12, 2020
As it stands now, the final College Football Playoff rankings are set to be released on Sunday, Dec. 20. Then, the top four teams will compete in Jan. 1 in the semifinals. One will be held at the Rose Bowl while the other will be in New Orleans at the Sugar Bowl.
Ten days later, the winners of the semifinals will compete in Miami Gardens, Florida, in the national championship game.
But with schedules continuing to be pushed back, especially so in the SEC, the talk of adjusting the playoff schedule is growing louder and louder.
As it has been going all season, this is likely a day-to-day situation. That might frustrate some, but it’s the reality of what we’re living through right now.