Congressmen set to amp up BCS reform effort: “The effort to reform the BCS on Capitol Hill will roll on Friday.

Before the close of Friday’s session, three U.S. Congressmen will cross-sponsor each other’s attempts to bring change to college football’s controversial postseason selection system.

Congressmen Gary Miller (R-California), Joe Barton (R-Texas), and Neil Abercrombie (D-Hawaii) will call for a set of combined hearings in an effort to enact a playoff in college football.

“Every one of the 120 FBS (Football Bowl Subdivision) schools should have the ability to compete on the gridiron and earn a position in the national championship game,” BCSReform.org — a Web site devoted to ending the current BCS system — said in a statement, “regardless of how large or small the school is or from which conference the eventual teams are from. If a playoff format determines that two teams from the same conference should compete for the national title, they should have the ability to do so. BCSReform.org supports all legislative efforts that are aimed towards finally bringing about college football playoffs.”

Congressman Miller’s bill (H.R. 599) calls for and end to federal funding to FBS schools that do not participate in a playoff system and says it is the responsibility of the schools to develop and implement the playoffs.

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