WASHINGTON— College football could be in for a rude awakening.
The Associated Press reports that Justice Department has sent a letter to the N.C.A.A. raising questions about the selection process for Bowl Championship Series (BSC) football games, and whether it complies with anti-trust laws.
AP reported that critics have pushed for a Justice Investigation into the selection process ” saying that it unfairly gives some schools preferential access to the national championship game and top-tier bowls.” The N.C.A.A. said it will respond after getting the letter.
AP reported that a letter authored by Christine Varney, chief of the Justice Department’s Anti-Trust Division, asked N.C.A.A. President Mark Emmert why college football doesn’t have a playoff system to determine its national champion like other NCAA sports do.
The letter also asks what steps the NCAA has taken to create one.
“Your views would be relevant in helping us to determine the best course of action with regard to the BCS,” she wrote.
AP added that Varney wrote that that the Utah attorney general plans to file an antitrust lawsuit against the BCS, and 21 professors recently sent the department a letter asking for an antitrust investigation.
