LSU soccer coach Lane Kiffin slams CFP calendar

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Though the School Soccer Playoff will stay a 12-team field in 2026, the event's committee has unveiled postseason dates and bowl websites for the subsequent two seasons.

The choices centered across the dates for quarterfinal and semifinal video games, in addition to the transfer to push the championship sport again to even additional in January has drawn some backlash. New LSU coach Lane Kiffin is amongst these talking out towards the scheduling.

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Lane Kiffin speaks at a press convention as he's launched as the brand new head soccer coach of the LSU Tigers at Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on Dec. 1, 2025. (Tyler Kaufman/Getty Pictures)

Quarterfinals within the 2026 season are set for Dec. 30 on the Fiesta Bowl and Jan. 1 on the Cotton, Peach and Rose bowls. The semifinals will observe Jan. 14 on the Orange Bowl and Jan. 15 on the Sugar Bowl, with the championship sport Jan. 25 in Las Vegas.

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Final month's nationwide title sport between Indiana and Miami befell on Jan. 19.

The 2027 season's quarterfinals might be Dec. 31 on the Sugar Bowl and Jan. 1 on the Fiesta Bowl, Peach Bowl and Rose Bowl. Semifinals are Jan. 13 on the Orange Bowl and Jan. 14 on the Cotton Bowl. The championship sport is scheduled for Jan. 24 on the Superdome in New Orleans.

The School Soccer Playoff Nationwide Championship Trophy on Jan. 8, 2018 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia. (David Rosenblum/Icon Sportswire)

Kiffin questioned the logic behind the prolonged hole between video games, writing on X , "In some way the calendar received even worse on function…. Children play till Jan twenty fifth and have nearly a month between the video games?!?!"

CFP govt director Wealthy Clark mentioned the schedule is designed to advertise aggressive stability.

"These dates permit us to take care of aggressive stability, maximize the fan expertise, and supply consistency for everybody concerned within the Playoff," Clark mentioned in an announcement.

The CFP brand on the sphere earlier than the 2024 School Soccer Playoff nationwide championship sport between the Michigan Wolverines and the Washington Huskies at NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas on Jan. 8, 2024. (Kirby Lee/USA TODAY Sports activities)

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"I additionally need to thank our bowl companions and their native communities for the unimaginable work, collaboration, and dedication they’ve proven all through the primary two years of the expanded playoff. The bowl video games and the folks behind them embraced change, delivered on the highest degree, and helped make sure the expanded format was successful for student-athletes, followers, and the game."