College Football Approves Four-Team Playoff to Replace BCS
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College football’s top division will implement a playoff system in two seasons to replace the Bowl Championship Series format.
A four-team, three-game playoff that incorporates the major bowls and may be worth $500 million annually in television revenue was approved yesterday in Washington by the 12-member BCS Presidential Oversight Committee. The proposal was put forward by the commissioners of the 11 conferences at the sport’s top level -- the Football Bowl Subdivision -- and University of Notre Dame Athletic Director Jack Swarbrick.