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CFB Oversight Committee Recommends Waiving 2020 Bowl Eligibility Requirements

Related Topics: NCAA Division I, COVID-19

Anyone who has ever dreamed of seeing a winless college football team go bowling may finally get their wish this year.

On Thursday, the Football Oversight Committee announced it was waiving the typical requirements to qualify for a bowl game for the 2020 season. Teams usually have to finish with a record of .500 or better against Football Bowl Subdivision opponents to qualify for a bowl game, but that will no longer be the case this year.

The season has already been dramatically impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic with teams playing different amounts of games, and that reality surely impacted this decision.