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No Tailgating at College Football Championship Is Just One Difference From Bowls

Fan tailgates aren’t allowed at the College Football Playoff title game. It’s just one sign of how the games have become more focused on TV.

At the Peach Bowl in Atlanta, fans tailgated before the national semifinal matchup between Ohio State and Georgia.Credit...Carmen Mandato/Getty Images

INGLEWOOD, Calif. — There are many ways in which the College Football Playoff national championship game is different from other postseason events in the sport.

To start, the matchup scheduled Monday night between Georgia and Texas Christian has much less of the circus of activities and events for players and fans that generally surrounds bowl games.