Florida AG probing CFP over Florida St

• Andrea Adelson, ESPN

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General Ashley Moody revealed Tuesday that she is launching an examination into the College Football Playoff choice committee over the decision to leave Florida State out of the leading four.Moody stated the state’s antitrust division is sending out a civil investigative demand to the committee for”more information about the nature of possible agreements, conspiracies in restraint of trade or monopolization of trade and commerce connecting to anticompetitive effects of the College Football Playoff.” “I’m a long-lasting Gator, however I’m also the Florida attorney general of the United States, and I know injustice when I see it,” Moody stated in a video announcement in front of Doak Campbell Stadium, Florida State’s home field.”No rational person or college football fan can take a look at this circumstance and not question the result. The NCAA, conferences and the College Football Playoff committee are subject to antitrust laws. “My workplace is introducing an investigation to take a look at if the committee was involved in any anticompetitive conduct. As it stands, the committee’s decision reeks of partiality, so we are requiring answers– not only for FSU, but for all schools, groups and fans of college football. In Florida, benefit matters. If it’s attention they were looking for, the committee certainly has our attention now.”Editor’s Picks 1 Associated Afterward, College Football Playoff executive director Bill Hancock released a declaration that read:”We will thoroughly examine this need for information, but it sure seems to be an excessively aggressive response to a college football ranking in which some fans someplace were bound to be dissatisfied. “The committee also said it hadn’t received anything official from the attorney general’s workplace yet.Florida State ended up 13-0 and won the ACC title game, but became the first Power 5 conference champion to be neglected of the playoff when teams were chosen recently. CFP committee chair Boo Corrigan pointed to the injury to

beginning quarterback Jordan Travis as a key factor in the Seminoles ‘omission. Unbeaten groups Michigan and Washington and one-loss Texas and Alabama made the four-team playoff.Last week, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis stated he was asking for $1 million to be set aside for Florida State to take legal action against the committee if it picks. The Florida Legislature, which begins its brand-new session next month, must agree on a costs plan.As part of the investigation, Moody wants interactions in between the SEC, ACC, NCAA, ESPN, Group of 5 and Power 5 conferences as it relates to deliberations, payment of committee members, how specific committee members voted, the names of those present throughout any vote and details related to the software used to record votes, in addition to several other demands.