Utah Senator blasts BCS
Utah Sen. Orrin Hatch urged the Justice Department to investigate college football’s Bowl Championship Series for what he views as violations of antitrust laws.
Hatch made the comment after conducting a standing-room-only hearing in the Senate subcommittee with antitrust oversight, where he serves as the top Republican.
“Frankly, there’s an arrogance about the BCS that just drives me nuts,” he told reporters. “Hopefully this hearing will open the door to have some people reconsider their positions.”
The Justice Department had no immediate comment Tuesday.
Hatch’s comments followed up on testimony by a lawyer for the Mountain West Conference, which does not get an automatic bid and has pressed for changes to the BCS. Utah, which is in the Mountain West, was bypassed for last year’s national championship despite going undefeated in the regular season. The title game pitted Florida against Oklahoma—each with one loss.
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