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Nine cities bid for 2018-2020 College Football Playoff title games

By Nathaniel Reeves

Jan 12, 2015; Arlington, TX, USA; A general view of the confetti on the field following the Ohio State Buckeyes win against the Oregon Ducks 42-20 in the 2015 CFP National Championship Game at AT&T Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 12, 2015; Arlington, TX, USA; A general view of the confetti on the field following the Ohio State Buckeyes win against the Oregon Ducks 42-20 in the 2015 CFP National Championship Game at AT&T Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports /
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The hosts for the 2018-2020 College Football Playoff title games are expected to be announced in October. 

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The landscape of college football will undoubtedly change over the next few seasons, but fans will know which city is hosting upcoming title games soon enough.

Following Wednesday’s deadline, there is now a final list of candidate cities to host the College Football Playoff championship games in 2018, 2019 and 2020.

A final decision for each host is expected to come in October.

The inaugural College Football Playoff title game was played last January in AT&T Stadium in Arlington with Ohio State defeating Oregon. Next year’s final will take place in Glendale, before shifting to Tampa for 2017.

Houston and Santa Clara were the only two cities to apply for all three title games. With a brand new stadium in a huge market, the Bay Area in particular seems like it has a good shot to land one.

Atlanta (who will also have a new stadium by then), South Florida and New Orleans already host bowl games that are a part of the College Football Playoff semifinal rotation. With the amount of history each city carries in college football, at least one getting a title game seems likely.

Minnesota also seems like a strong candidate, as it will have a new stadium that will just have been showcased at the 2018 Super Bowl. SEC teams won’t have to worry about frigid temperatures, as the new Minnesota Stadium will be indoors.

The real surprise bid here comes from San Antonio. While the Alamodome has hosted plenty of massive sporting events, it’s hard to imagine the College Football Playoff picking it over a city with a newer stadium and more of a connection to a sport.

H/T Sports Illustrated

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