Florida Attorney General Launches Probe Into FSU College Football Playoff Snub: ‘Everyone Knows That It Wasn’t Right’
The state of Florida has begun taking preliminary steps to potentially sue the NCAA over Florida State not being included in the College Football Playoff.
Shortly after the Selection Committee’s controversial decision to exclude the ACC champion Seminoles from the College Football Playoff, the state revealed in its 2024 budget that it would allocate $1 million to fund litigation against those responsible. Gov. Ron DeSantis has also been vocal with his outrage, claiming the committee simply ignored the results of FSU’s undefeated season.
What we learned today is that you can go undefeated and win your conference championship game, but the College Football Playoff committee will ignore these results.
Congratulations to @FSUFootball on an outstanding season and winning the ACC championship!
— Ron DeSantis (@GovRonDeSantis) December 3, 2023
On Wednesday, state Attorney General Ashley Moody explained why she launched a probe to look into the matter.
“To be clear, it’s the first time ever that a Power 5 conference champion didn’t get a spot in the playoffs. Unprecedented,” Moody told Stuart Varney on Varney & Co. “In fact, it leaked [that] one of the [Selection Committee] members said — I’m gonna use better language — ‘Oh my goodness, I can’t believe we’re gonna have to do this. It sucks we’re gonna have to do this.’ Why are they saying that?”
Moody clarified that the state hasn’t sued the NCAA yet. It has, however, requested evidence from the Selection Committee for its investigation.
“This was a shocking revelation to the world that you have one of these champions not make it,” Moody continued. “Everyone knows that it wasn’t right. It didn’t sit right. So, what was done behind closed doors in these meetings? I think people just wanna make sure that the winners weren’t picked in a boardroom unjustifiably with unfair competitive practices, that they let them compete on the field. And that’s where that competition should lie.”
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