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CFB Playoff changes schedule; championship game still on Jan. 11
The College Football Playoff Management Committee announced on Wednesday that final rankings for the 2020-21 season will be revealed on Dec. 20. Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports

College Football Playoff changes schedule; championship game still on Jan. 11

Knowing that some conference championship games may be pushed back to as late as Dec. 19 due to complications caused by the coronavirus pandemic, the College Football Playoff Management Committee announced on Wednesday that final rankings for the 2020-21 season will be revealed on Dec. 20.

In the prepared statement, executive director Bill Hancock said:

"With recent schedule changes for the regular season, it makes sense for the committee to make its final rankings after the conference championship games, when it can get a complete picture of the season. The selection committee members understand the need to be flexible as we all navigate uncharted waters this season, and this move will allow them to evaluate all the available information."

The CFP semifinals will take place on Jan. 1 with the championship game still scheduled for Jan. 11 at Hard Rock Stadium. Both schools participating in the title contest will arrive in Miami on Jan. 9, one day later than the usual schedule. Media day for the 2021 championship fixture is canceled and will be replaced by to-be-announced virtual media availabilities.

Hancock added:

"In this unprecedented time, the Management Committee believes it is in the best interest for the health and safety of the student-athletes, coaches and staffs to complete their game-week preparation on campus, under the familiar protocols they will have used all season. This is an unfortunate consequence of the pandemic, but it is the right thing to do."
Zac Wassink

Zac Wassink is a longtime sports news writer and PFWA member who began his career in 2006 and has had his work featured on Yardbarker, MSN, Yahoo Sports and Bleacher Report. He is also a football and futbol aficionado who is probably yelling about Tottenham Hotspur at the moment and who chanted for Matt Harvey to start the ninth inning of Game 5 of the 2015 World Series at Citi Field. You can find him on X at @ZacWassink

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