Swofford: We 'welcome dialogue on what's best for college football'

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Monday, November 17, 2008

President-elect Barack Obama would like a college football playoff. The BCS' response? We'll listen, but ... BCS coordinator John Swofford responded to a stepped-up playoff push by Obama that was broadcast on CBS' "60 Minutes" on Sunday. President-elect Obama also lobbied for a college football playoff in an interview with ESPN that was broadcast the night before the presidential election during halftime of Monday Night Football. "First of all I want to congratulate newly elected President Oba ...

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