The Florida Attorney General is looking into CFP because Florida State was left out.
On Tuesday, Florida the Attorney General Ashley Moody said that she is looking into why Florida State wasn’t picked for the College Football Playoff. She will be looking into the selection group.
Moody said that the state’s antitrust division is asking the committee for “more details regarding the nature of possible contracts, conspiracies within restraint of trade, or monopolization of commerce and trade relating to the anticompetitive effects caused by the College Football Playoff.”
Moody made the news in front of Florida State’s home field, Doak Campbell Stadium. “I’m a lifelong Gator, but I’m additionally the Florida lawyer general, and I sense injustice when I see it,” he said.
“This situation makes no sense, and no college football devotee can look at it and not question the outcome.” It is against the rules for the NCAA, conferences, as well as the College Football Playoff Commission to work together.
As it stands, the committee’s choice smells like bias, so we want answers for all schools, teams, and college football fans, not just FSU. In Florida, what you do matters.
The committee now has our full attention if that’s what they were after. “My office is starting an investigation to see if the committee participated in any actions that hurt competition.”
After the ranking, Bill Hancock, executive director of the College Football Playoff, said in a statement, “We will carefully examine this demand to information, yet it sure appears to be an overbearing reaction towards a college football rank in which some fans were certainly disappointed.”
The committee further stated that the office of the attorney general hadn’t sent them anything public yet.
Even though they went 13-0 and won the ACC title game, Florida State was not in the playoffs when the teams were chosen last week. They were the first Power 5 conference winner to be left out.
The injury suffered by starting quarterback Jordan Travis, according to CFP committee chair Boo Corrigan, was a big reason why the Seminoles were not included.
Michigan and Washington, both with no losses, along with Texas and Alabama, each with one loss, made the four-team final.
Last week, Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida asked for $1 million to be set aside so that Florida State could sue the group if it wanted to.
The Florida Legislature needs to agree in a spending plan before it starts its new term next month.
Even though Florida State had a 13-0 record at the end of the college football season, they were upset when the CFP revealed that they did not make the playoffs for 2023.
The four playoff spots aren’t just decided by records; they’re also decided by a 13-person group.
Boo Corrigan, chair of the CFP Selection Committee, told ESPN that the Seminoles were a “different team” after star player Jordan Travis broke his leg in November against North Alabama.
The CFP doesn’t just give playoff spots based on record; they also rank teams individually based on things like championships won, their tough schedule, head-to-head competition (if it happened), and how teams in the same division did in the past.
Not beaten The top two seeds in the playoff were given to Michigan and Washington.
Texas, which was 12-1, was picked as the third seed, and Alabama, also 12-1, was picked as the fourth seed.
The Alabama football team is one of the most important in the country. In 2022, it made a record-high $130 million.
That decision made college football fans very angry, and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis as well as former President Donald Trump both spoke out against it.
Trump said DeSantis was to blame for the exclusion because he led a “really bad lobbying effort.”
Coach Mike Norvell of FSU said he was “disgusted and infuriated” that his team was not allowed to play. In a statement, he said, “I don’t understand how we are supposed to think this is a good way to judge a team.”
The CFP investigation will look into “possible contracts, combinations, or conspiracies that have anticompetitive effects.”
The AG’s office also wants all communications related to the discussion, pay stubs for committee members, and vote results, including information on people who have the power to vote in the CFP.
The injury that ended the season for Seminoles quarterback Jordan Travis was a big reason why FSU was not included, according to CFP committee chair Boo Corrigan.
The selection committee picked two one-loss teams to Texas and Alabama to replace the Seminoles. Michigan and Washington, who both had perfect records, got the last two places.
A week ago, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis declared that he would set aside $1 million for FSU to fight the CFP committee for leaving something out.
The Florida senate has to agree with DeSantis’ plan before it can go into effect. The new session starts next month.
Moody said she doesn’t think the study will change the committee’s mind, but she did say that all FBS schools in the state ought to understand if the committee is biased.