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Report: College Football Playoff alters travel, media schedules due to COVID-19
By Rolando Rosa
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The Omicron variant of COVID-19 is immensely spreading across the sports landscape and that means the College Football Playoff is making an adjustment.
With the imminent threat ongoing, the CFP semifinalists are now being granted the ability to arrive to their locations 48 hours prior on Dec. 29, rather than Dec. 26, according to CBS Sports’ Dennis Dodd:
Sources: Due to the spread of the Omicron variant CFP semi finalists are being given the option of arriving 48 hours before the game on Dec 29 instead of Dec 26. All media availability will be virtual.
— Dennis Dodd (@dennisdoddcbs) December 22, 2021
Dodd adds that all media availability will now be virtual.
In other intriguing news, if three CFP teams can’t play due to lack of player availability, the team with the most healthy players will win the national title, according to Yahoo Sports:
If three teams can’t play in the playoff because they don’t have enough players, the team that has enough players will be declared the national champion. pic.twitter.com/qn4EeRC1D1
— Yahoo Sports College Football (@YahooSportsCFB) December 22, 2021
B1G champion Michigan is facing off with Georgia in the Orange Bowl for its CFP semifinal. In the other CFP semifinal, SEC champion Alabama will clash with the AAC champion Cincinnati in the Cotton Bowl.
Rolando Rosa brings his experience covering college football to Saturday Tradition. Follow him on Twitter @RolandoRosa3.