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College football is getting a playoff

Tuesday June 26, 2012 7:38 PM By Mike Rose

From left, Big Ten Commissioner Jim Delany, BCS

Photo credit: AP

A committee of university presidents announced today in Washington, D.C., that there will be a four-team playoff beginning with the 2014 season.

The presidents approved the plan presented to them by the BCS commissioners.

Virginia Tech President Charles W. Steger made the announcement during a press conference following the meeting. The press conference was aired lived on ESPN.

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