FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Three days before Christmas, when Michigan was scheduled to arrive in South Florida to prepare for its Playoff semifinal tilt vs. Georgia, a press release went out signaling bowl week was going to be different. College Football Playoff organizers announced forfeit and cancellation policies, tweaked general media access and limited access to the playing field. The rules for the event lie somewhere between the assumed late-stage pandemic many thought we’d in by now, and last year’s 20%-capacity, heavily-bubbled Orange Bowl and National Championship Game (both hosted in Miami’s Hard Rock Stadium).
For Georgia and Michigan, COVID-19 Protocols Are Just Another Part of Orange Bowl Prep
