March 12, 2004

College Football's Championship Will Grow by a Game

By WELCH SUGGS

Presidents of NCAA Division I colleges agree on a plan to share the wealth more widely

The big-time institutions that control college football reached an agreement with their slightly smaller peers last week that will add a fifth game to the Bowl Championship series, giving the little guys a few more shots at the most lucrative postseason contests.

"This is a victory for college sports and higher education," proclaimed Myles Brand, president of the National Collegiate Athletic

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