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More Than One Possible College Playoff Format To Be Considered

Pac-12 Commissioner Larry Scott said Wednesday school presidents will be presented more than one possible format to determine a college football national champion.

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Reporter: The Associated Press

Pac-12 Commissioner Larry Scott said Wednesday school presidents will be presented more than one possible format to determine a college football national champion.

Scott said the presidential oversight committee will "have options - plural" to choose from when they meet in two weeks. Scott spoke before leaving a meeting with conference commissioners and Notre Dame Athletic Director Jack Swarbrick.

Scott declined to detail those options, but the commissioners have been working on ways to hold a four-team major college football playoff since January.

He said the commissioners will "recommend different options" to the university presidents. He would not say if the so-called "plus-one," which instead of creating national semifinals simply sets the No. 1 vs. No. 2 title game after the bowls have been played, is still on the table.