College Football Playoff an Extra Boost to Home Teams

By Justin Shaw (Sports Travel) December 16, 2024 - South Bend, Columbus, Happy Valley and Austin will see millions in economic impact.

As the final weeks of the college football regular season wound down, destinations across the country were watching with more interest than previous years knowing four cities would host first-round games in the expanded College Football Playoff.

The four teams that received home games December 20–21 are Notre Dame, Ohio State, Penn State and Texas. Those four schools feature more than two dozen combined national championships and four of the most iconic home fields in the sport.

And the other thing they all have in common: Happy tourism offices.

“It’s definitely going to be a win for the four cities involved this weekend,” said Drew Hays, director of the Austin Sports Commission.

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