Mountain West Conference officials announced Monday “adjustments to the football championship host determination procedure” after a review during the off-season. The changes will take effect this coming season and may benefit Fresno State.
The change comes after a controversial end to the 2017 MWC season. “
We had a very unique set of circumstances,” MWC deputy commissioner Bret Gilliland said, “with the two divisional champions playing on the last weekend of the regular season. That prompted a review of the formula and a shift to place a priority of head-to-head competition, while maintaining strategic positioning for the MWC champion to serve as the Group of Five representative to the college football playoff structure.