The deadline for cities to bid on hosting the 2018-2020 College Football Playoff title games has passed, and nine cities have formally entered the running, according to ESPN's Brett McMurphy. After weeks of indecision, Houston and New Orleans did submit bids, while Arlington (Texas), Indianapolis, and Pasadena decided against it.
9 cities bid on College Football Playoff title game
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The nine cities to submit bids are: Atlanta, Charlotte, Detroit, Houston, Miami, Minneapolis, New Orleans, San Antonio, and Santa Clara (Calif.). Houston and Santa Clara were the only two cities to bid on all three years. The year-by-year breakdowns is as follows:
2018: Atlanta, Houston, Miami, Santa Clara
2019: Charlotte, Detroit, Houston, New Orleans, San Antonio, Santa Clara
2020: Charlotte, Houston, Minneapolis, New Orleans, San Antonio, Santa Clara
Arlington hosted the first College Football Playoff title game this past January, and it will move to Glendale (Ariz.) in 2016 and Tampa in 2017. As you can see, none of the three initial College Football Playoff title game sites are bidding again until at least 2021.
CFP executive director Bill Hancock said that they will try to move the title game around the country as much as possible, but didn’t give any specifics. He also reiterated that the Playoff will remain at four teams for the foreseeable future.
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