Just a week before the announcement of this year’s college football playoff links, some of the participants are campaigning to move the site of one of the semifinals.
No big deal, but the CFP’s relationship will only need to be infiltrated with a one-story event called the Granddaughter of them all.
Several members of the management team that runs the CFP – at least the ACC, SEC and Notre Dame – have told athletes familiar with the discussions that the January 1 semi-final is scheduled to take place in Pasadena. Family members of veterans will be barred from attending, primarily due to California restrictions. At least four of the remaining playoff competitors are represented by No. 1 Alabama, No. 2 Notre Dame, No. 3 Clemson and No. 5 Texas A&M – voices who want to move the game.
The CFP management team meets Tuesday and Thursday and can make a decision …