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Per CBS:
The Rose Bowl is seeking to get out of the College Football Playoff semifinal rotation starting in 2026, sources tell CBS Sports' Dennis Dodd. If bowl officials are successful, the Granddaddy of Them All will permanently move to its traditional Jan. 1 date.
"Because we're the only bowl that has the date as part of our brand in the New Year's Six bowls, it's really imperative for us and important for us," Rose Bowl management committee chair Laura Farber told ESPN. "We don't know when there will be a longform agreement. We're hopeful it will be sooner than later, but that depends on when the CFP has everything ready to go."
This is not the Rose Bowl's first attempt to keep its traditional spot. According to Dodd, officials held out for the game's traditional Jan. 1, 5 p.m. ET, kickoff time during original negotiations for the 12-team playoff, but they were told no.
"(This is) not new news," one College Football Playoff bowl official familiar with the talks told Dodd.
Go Gophers!!
The Rose Bowl is seeking to get out of the College Football Playoff semifinal rotation starting in 2026, sources tell CBS Sports' Dennis Dodd. If bowl officials are successful, the Granddaddy of Them All will permanently move to its traditional Jan. 1 date.
"Because we're the only bowl that has the date as part of our brand in the New Year's Six bowls, it's really imperative for us and important for us," Rose Bowl management committee chair Laura Farber told ESPN. "We don't know when there will be a longform agreement. We're hopeful it will be sooner than later, but that depends on when the CFP has everything ready to go."
This is not the Rose Bowl's first attempt to keep its traditional spot. According to Dodd, officials held out for the game's traditional Jan. 1, 5 p.m. ET, kickoff time during original negotiations for the 12-team playoff, but they were told no.
"(This is) not new news," one College Football Playoff bowl official familiar with the talks told Dodd.
Rose Bowl makes another push to be left out of CFP semifinal rotation in favor of historic New Year's Day date
The Granddaddy of Them All hopes to secure its traditional Jan. 1, 5 p.m. ET, kickoff time on a permanent basis
www.cbssports.com
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