Postseason football

Publish date: Dec 22, 2010

How is officiating handled for bowl games?

Officials for postseason football games licensed each year by the NCAA are assigned under the jurisdiction of the NCAA Football Issues Committee. The National Coordinator of Officials along with three Football Bowl Subdivision supervisors of officials work with the committee to coordinate crew assignments and make any changes to ensure neutral crews are assigned to games after the teams have been invited to participate. The NCAA staff liaison to the committee also participates in this process along with the national supervisor of officials, who is a permanent ex officio member of the officials subcommittee.