For those who feel there are waaayyy too many postseason games, you can now rejoice. A little. And for a little while.
Earlier this month it was reported that three new bowl games had received certification from the NCAA for the 2015 season: Austin, Tucson and Orlando. Combined with the 39 bowls from last year — that number includes the College Football Playoff championship game — there were to be a record 42 bowls for the 2015 season.
The key word there is were, though, as one of those newly-certified postseason matchups has decided to delay its debut.
The fact that the Austin Bowl was sans a sponsor likely played at least some role in the decision to push the postseason pause button. The game, though, is expected to be played following the 2016 season.
“We applaud their courage to explore it and have the courage to step back and make sure they had it right,” said Wright Waters, executive director of the Football Bowl Association, in a statement. “They can come back in a year to organize and reach out to key individuals in the community. It will be better in every way a year from now.”
In that inaugural game, teams from the AAC and Sun Belt are expected to square off.
The other two newly-certified games have sponsors: the Cure Bowl (Orlando) and Arizona Bowl (Tucson). The former will also feature an AAC-SBC matchup, while the latter will see teams from Conference USA and the Mountain West competing.
Earlier this month it was reported that three new bowl games had received certification from the NCAA for the 2015 season: Austin, Tucson and Orlando. Combined with the 39 bowls from last year — that number includes the College Football Playoff championship game — there were to be a record 42 bowls for the 2015 season.
The key word there is were, though, as one of those newly-certified postseason matchups has decided to delay its debut.
The fact that the Austin Bowl was sans a sponsor likely played at least some role in the decision to push the postseason pause button. The game, though, is expected to be played following the 2016 season.
“We applaud their courage to explore it and have the courage to step back and make sure they had it right,” said Wright Waters, executive director of the Football Bowl Association, in a statement. “They can come back in a year to organize and reach out to key individuals in the community. It will be better in every way a year from now.”
In that inaugural game, teams from the AAC and Sun Belt are expected to square off.
The other two newly-certified games have sponsors: the Cure Bowl (Orlando) and Arizona Bowl (Tucson). The former will also feature an AAC-SBC matchup, while the latter will see teams from Conference USA and the Mountain West competing.
