On Thursday, the NCAA's Division I Football Oversight Committee recommended waiving the bowl-eligibility requirements for the 2020-21 bowl season.
Previously, to be eligible for a postseason bowl, a "team must meet the criteria to be considered a deserving team, which is generally defined as having a .500 overall record against Football Bowl Subdivision opponents," per the NCAA. The committee recommends the elimination of that requirement for 2020-21 season.
“Providing a more flexible framework for the postseason in this unprecedented time will provide some certainty moving forward,” Shane Lyons, director of athletics at West Virginia and chair of the oversight committee, said in a statement.