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College Football Playoff announces national title could be decided by forfeit if a team is hit by COVID-19

The College Football Playoff publicly outlined its cancellation policies and procedures Wednesday as COVID-19 cases spike across the country because of the Omicron variant.

The playoff said in a statement that the title game could be moved from Jan. 10 to as late as Jan. 14 if one or both of the semifinal-winning teams were unable to field a team on the scheduled game date.

No. 1 Alabama plays No. 4 Cincinnati and No. 2 Michigan plays No. 3 Georgia on Dec. 31.

If a team is unable to play in a semifinal because of COVID-19 cases, that game will be forfeited.