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Dallas Cowboys’ Success Could Conflict With NCAA Championship Game

By Bryan Rose

Nov 28, 2013; Arlington, TX, USA; Fans arrive before a NFL football game on Thanksgiving between the Oakland Raiders and the Dallas Cowboys at AT&T Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 28, 2013; Arlington, TX, USA; Fans arrive before a NFL football game on Thanksgiving between the Oakland Raiders and the Dallas Cowboys at AT&T Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports /
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The success of the Dallas Cowboys could impact the NCAA’s college football championship game at AT&T Stadium.

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While many believed the Dallas Cowboys would be better than they’ve shown during the past few seasons, few would have expected the franchise to hold the NFL’s best record as we approach the halfway point of the year. But that’s exactly what has taken place and now it’s possible the Cowboys’ success could become a problem for the NCAA.

Assuming the Dallas Cowboys don’t have a collapse and are able to make the playoffs, the divisional round of play would be set for both January 10th and 11th. That normally wouldn’t be a big deal but AT&T Stadium is set to host the first ever college football playoff championship game which will be played on January 12.

Understandably that creates some logistics issues.

"The original plan calls for the College Football Playoff to take over the stadium on Jan. 2, the day after the AT&T Cotton Bowl Classic. The organization would then have a long lead time to prepare for the Jan. 12 championship game, which replaces the old BCS championship. The game is expected to be the nation’s second-highest-rated sporting event of the year, behind only the Super Bowl."

Given all of this, it’s completely possible the Dallas Cowboys would play a game not even twenty-four hours before one of the biggest sporting events in the world is to take place in the same stadium.

Thankfully outside of potentially adding some additional seats and changing up the logos there isn’t a ton of work to be done (it’s not as if the field has to be completely overhauled) but it certainly puts things on a very tight schedule.

AT&T Stadium wouldn’t be the first to host an NFL game with a big NCAA game to follow the next day, but the spotlight would never be brighter than it would be in Arlington.

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