Midwest shut out for first playoff finale

Most of us saw this coming, but the first championship game in the playoff era won’t take place in Big Ten country.

Colleague Brett McMurphy reports today that six cities are under consideration to host the title game on Jan. 12, 2015 — and all six currently host major bowls. In addition to the four current BCS bowl sites — Pasadena, Calif; Tempe, Ariz.; New Orleans and Miami — the BCS brass is evaluating Arlington, Texas (site of the Cotton Bowl) and Atlanta (site of the Chick-fil-A Bowl).

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