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03/20 13:05 CDT Trump issues executive order requiring CFP to avoid
broadcasting conflicts with Army-Navy game
Trump issues executive order requiring CFP to avoid broadcasting conflicts with
Army-Navy game
WASHINGTON (AP) --- President Donald Trump issued an executive order Friday
barring College Football Playoff and other postseason games from airing during
the annual Army-Navy matchup in December.
Trump directed the commerce secretary and the FCC chairman to coordinate with
the playoff committee, the NCAA and media rights partners to ensure an
exclusive broadcasting window for the storied rivalry traditionally played the
second Saturday each December.
Trump's order makes reference to potential expansion of the CFP, which likely
would lead to an earlier start for the playoff. In the first two years of the
12-team format, the first-round games were the weekend after Army-Navy.
This year, Army-Navy is scheduled for Dec. 12 at MetLife Stadium in East
Rutherford, New Jersey, the home of the NFL's New York Giants and Jets. The CFP
first-round games are set for Dec. 18-19.
If the playoff were to expand to 24 teams, a model that has been discussed, at
least one more week of games would be required. Starting the postseason earlier
in December would be a consideration. A smaller expansion to 16 games wouldn't
necessarily change the number of weeks required for the playoff.
"Such scheduling conflicts weaken the national focus on our Military Service
Academies and detract from a morale-building event of vital interest to the
Department of War," Trump's executive order said. "Accordingly, it is the
policy of the United States that no college football game, specifically college
football's CFP or other postseason games, be broadcast in a manner that
directly conflicts with the Army Navy Game."
Army and Navy have played every year since 1930, including the pandemic-altered
2020 season and during World War II. There have been 126 meetings, and other
neutral sites have included the NFL homes of the Philadelphia Eagles and
Baltimore Ravens.
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