Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the structure and governance of the Football Bowl Subdivision postseason should prioritize broad-based athletic opportunity, financial sustainability for college athletics, and competitive balance, and that innovative proposals to expand broad based postseason participation-such as proposals advanced by Coach Mike Leach-warrant serious consideration to mitigate anticompetitive effects in top-division college football.

This resolution states the opinion of the House of Representatives about the top division of college football, called the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS). It says the FBS postseason should expand competitive opportunity for student-athletes and schools while keeping academic integrity and athlete welfare in mind. It says postseason design and revenue structures should be reviewed and changed where they give advantages to a few schools. It also says proposals like Coach Mike Leach's, which called for a larger bracketed playoff and a shorter regular season, are the kind of thinking needed in college football. The resolution expresses a position and does not create a law or require any specific action.

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