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https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/college-football-officials-to-explore-use-of-centralized-neutral-replay-system-for-postseason-games/
Use of centralized, neutral replay officials has emerged as a prominent talking point on the heels of a sometimes contentious College Football Playoff, sources confirmed to CBS Sports.
The issue is considered a key agenda item at the annual College Football Officiating (CFO) meeting that begins Monday in Dallas. FBS commissioners and their officiating supervisors will meet through Wednesday for what was described as a "debriefing" following the 2024 season.
Centralized replay would put two persons not affiliated with a conference in charge of reviewing plays for all CFP games. Bowl games and perhaps even nonconference matchups in Week Zero could be added to that list.
Currently, the collaborative replay official and replay supervisor overseeing crews from a particular conference monitor games at the DVSports headquarters in Pittsburgh. In the future, those persons would be neutral.
It will also be discussed whether hiring one neutral person to oversee the entire replay process throughout the playoff.
The concept has long been used by the NFL. However, FBS conferences typically stay in their own silos with on-field officials and the use of replay officials paid by the leagues.
Use of centralized, neutral replay officials has emerged as a prominent talking point on the heels of a sometimes contentious College Football Playoff, sources confirmed to CBS Sports.
The issue is considered a key agenda item at the annual College Football Officiating (CFO) meeting that begins Monday in Dallas. FBS commissioners and their officiating supervisors will meet through Wednesday for what was described as a "debriefing" following the 2024 season.
Centralized replay would put two persons not affiliated with a conference in charge of reviewing plays for all CFP games. Bowl games and perhaps even nonconference matchups in Week Zero could be added to that list.
Currently, the collaborative replay official and replay supervisor overseeing crews from a particular conference monitor games at the DVSports headquarters in Pittsburgh. In the future, those persons would be neutral.
It will also be discussed whether hiring one neutral person to oversee the entire replay process throughout the playoff.
The concept has long been used by the NFL. However, FBS conferences typically stay in their own silos with on-field officials and the use of replay officials paid by the leagues.
