The College Football Playoff committee has made the decision to move the location of the 2029 championship title game.
Tampa is slated to replace Dallas as the host city for the national championship game in four years’ time, according to Action Network’s Brett McMurphy.
The committee has been forced into the change with Dallas no longer able to host in 2029 due to scheduling conflicts, the report added.
Tampa, along with Phoenix and Houston, had previously been selected as back-up sites to host a future national title game if the CFP’s original selected cities were no longer available.
This year’s title game, which will see Notre Dame go head-to-head with Ohio State, will take place in Atlanta Monday night.
Next year’s edition will still be held in Miami, while Las Vegas and New Orleans will host in 2027 and 2028 respectively as planned.
The College Football Playoff committee moved the location of the 2029 championship game
The 2029 title showdown will now take place at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida
The national championship showdown is currently scheduled to return to Miami in 2030.
Raymond James Stadium – the home of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers – previously hosted the title showdown in 2017 when Clemson defeated Alabama 35-31.
On the NFL stage, the stadium has hosted the Super Bowl on multiple occasions in 2001, 2009, and most recently in 2021.
Notre Dame (14-1) and Ohio State (13-2) meet Monday night in Atlanta for the 12-team format´s first national championship game.
The Fighting Irish battled their way through Penn State (No. 7 in total defense), Georgia (No. 30) and Indiana (No. 2). Now, the nation’s top-ranked defense stands in the way of a return to college football´s mountaintop for the first time since 1988.
