,,iv  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,h4 ,,res4 #ajaa  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(    
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #bj1 #bjbf,mr4
 ,baumg>tn] submitt$ ! foll[+           
resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee
 on ,education & ,work=ce  ,,resolution 
,express+ ! s5se ( ! ,h\se (            
,repres5tatives t ! /ructure & gov]nance
 ( ! ,football ,b[l ,subdivision        
po/season %\ld prioritize broad-bas$    
a?letic opportunity1 f9ancial           
su/a9ability = college a?letics1 &      
competitive balance1 & t innovative     
proposals to exp& broad bas$ po/season  
p>ticipation--su* z proposals advanc$ by
 ,coa* ,mike ,lea*--w>rant s]i\s        
consid]ation to mitigate anticompetitive
 effects 9 top-division college         
football4  ,:]eas ,coa* ,mike ,lea*     
repeat$ly advanc$ an innovative proposal
 to exp& top-division college football's
 po/season to a broad1 bracket$         
=mat--argu+ t ! sport c\ld accommodate a
 #af-1 #cb-1 or #fd-team bracket &      
det]m9e a *ampion on ! field1 r ?an     

rely+ on a n>r[1 highly selective       
po/season gate2 ,:]eas ,coa* ,lea*      
specifically argu$ t an inclusive       
bracket c\ld be cal5d>-feasible if pair$
 ) responsible season design--includ+ a 
%ort] regul> season--& t ! result+      
/ructure w\ld give m teams a mean+ful   
late-season pa? :ile pres]v+ competitive
 balance2 ,:]eas ,coa* ,lea*'s proposal 
drew explicit p>allels to o!r levels (  
football t r\t9ely use bracket$         
po/season =mats to produce *ampions &   
su/a9 broad-bas$ competitive engagem5t2 
,:]eas multiple levels ( ,,ncaa football
 already op]ate broad-access po/season  
t\rnam5ts z ! /&>d me?od ( det]m9+      
*ampion%ips1 includ+3 7#a7 ! ,,ncaa     
,division ,i ,football ,*ampion%ip      
,subdivision 7,,fcs71 :i* uses a bracket
 ) automatic qualifi]s & at-l>ge bids2  
7#b7 ,,ncaa ,division ,,ii1 :i* has     
exp&$ to a #cb-team *ampion%ip bracket2 
& 7#c7 ,,ncaa ,division ,,iii1 :i* has  
exp&$ to a #dj-team bracket1 fur!r      
demon/rat+ t l>g] play(f fields c be    

adm9i/]$ 9 a /ud5t-a?lete & academic    
environm5t :5 /ructur$ ar\nd pr9ciples (
 equal opportunity1 competitive balance1
 & f9ancial su/a9ability2 ,:]eas by     
contra/1 ! ,football ,b[l ,subdivision  
7,,fbs7--a national collective ( #acf   
programs--op]ates a comp>atively n>r[   
po/season *ampion%ip pa?way ?r\gh !     
,college ,football ,play(f 7,,cfp71 :i* 
curr5tly selects a #ab-team *ampion%ip  
field 7mean+ few] ?an "o 9 t5 ,,fbs     
programs c rea* ! *ampion%ip bracket 9 a
 giv5 ye>72 ,:]eas ! ,,cfp's own        
hi/orical record reflects t *ampion%ip  
access has be5 conc5trat$ among a limit$
 set ( in/itutions 7only #bg teams h    
appe>$ 9 ! ,,cfp era to date1 & "o      
program has appe>$ n9e times71 re9=c+   
conc]ns t a n>r[ gate c entr5* incumb5t 
competitive advantage2 ,:]eas public    
report+ indicates t po/season football  
rev5ues are di/ribut$ 9 a mann] t c     
re9=ce conf]5ce-level conc5tration1     
includ+ reports t ! ,,sec & ,big ,t5 ea*
 receive ab\t #bi p]c5t ( ,,cfp base    

di/ributions :ile ! ,gr\p ( ,five       
conf]5ces collectively receive ab\t #i  
p]c5t2 ,:]eas ! ,knight ,commission on  
,int]collegiate ,a?letics & affiliat$   
rese>*]s h w>n$ at a high level t !     
f9ancial trajectory ( major college     
sports is increas+ly conc5trat$ &       
self-re9=c+1 project+ t by fiscal ye>   
#bjcb total annual a?letics rev5ue at   
public ,,fbs in/itutions w be           
approximately #bj4i billion1 ) #af4g    
billion g5]at$ by #ed ,autonomy-conf]5ce
 public in/itutions 7r\ghly f\r-fif?s ( 
t total72 ,:]eas ,,ncaa f9ancial report+
 und]scores ! su/a9ability pressure fac+
 mu* ( ! ,,fbs sy/em1 %[+ t 7= #bjbb7 ! 
m$ian ,,fbs program g5]at$ approximately
 #ga million 9 rev5ue aga9/             
approximately #he4g million 9 total     
exp5ses1 produc+ a m$ian op]at+ deficit 
( approximately #ai4c million2 ,:]eas   
public-records-bas$ rese>* indicates t  
b[l p>ticipation frequ5tly produces net 
f9ancial losses = p>ticipat+            
programs--report+ t ar\nd #gj p]c5t (   

public ,,fbs colleges incurr$ b[l-game  
f9ancial losses f #bjae-bjah--und]scor+ 
h[ ! legacy po/season model c impose    
co/s on _m in/itutions ev5 z *ampion%ip 
access rema9s n>r[ly gat$1 all :ile re=m
 advocates argue t lawful pool+ or      
national packag+ approa*es c\ld unlock  
#d-g billion 9 additional value--value t
 c\ld be di/ribut$ m broadly to /r5g!n  
opportunity & competitive balance2      
,:]eas ,coa* ,lea*'s vision = a         
broad-access1 bracket$ po/season--pair$ 
) a m unifi$ approa* to packag+ &       
monetiz+ college football m$ia          
rights--c\ld create a mat]ially m       
valuable national product & di/ribute   
b5efits m widely1 ,t x is ! s5se ( !    
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives t-- 7#a7 !      
gov]nance & /ructure ( ! ,,fbs po/season
 %\ld exp& mean+ful competitive         
opportunity = /ud5t-a?letes &           
in/itutions consi/5t ) academic         
integrity & /ud5t-a?lete welf>e2  7#b7  
po/season design & rev5ue /ructures %\ld
 be evaluat$ & re=m$ :]e !y produce     

anticompetitive effects t entr5*        
advantages = a select few s*ools & erode
 competitive balance2 &  7#c7 proposals 
l ^? advanc$ by ,coa* ,mike             
,lea*--emphasiz+ broad]1                
objective-access play(f p>ticipation    
pair$ ) responsible season-/ructure     
re=ms--repres5t ! k9d ( innovative ?9k+ 
necess>y to protect opportunity1        
su/a9ability1 & fair competition 9 major
 college football4