A New Year’s Day attack in New Orleans led to the Sugar Bowl being delayed by a day, and now the SEC’s commissioner has suggested the change could have a major effect on the next round of the College Football Playoff.
Notre Dame and Georgia were initially set to face off in the Sugar Bowl on Wednesday, but the early morning attack that left more than a dozen people dead prompted a delay as officials conducted a security sweep at the Superdome.
The delay means the winner of Thursday’s Sugar Bowl would advance to the Orange Bowl with just one week of rest, giving Penn State a rest advantage over their opponent.
SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey floated a solution, announcing that he proposed changing the dates of the Orange and Cotton Bowls.
“I have raised the issue of that potential change. I recognize it’s difficult…I don’t know if it’s impossible,” Sankey said in an appearance on “The Paul Finebaum Show” on Thursday.
Sankey may need to do some campaigning if he wants to make the change. Brett Daniels, the senior director of communications and branding for the College Football Playoff, told On3’s Blue-White Illustrated that there were no plans for a change in the bowl dates.