The NCAA Football Issues Committee this week reviewed 34 applications and licensed 34 bowl games for 2009-10. No new bowls were licensed for the upcoming season.
While the NCAA does not administer or operate bowl games, there is a need for NCAA authorization and regulation to protect student-athlete safety and well-being, thus creating a need for a postseason bowl licensing process. Bowls regularly benefit sponsoring communities, participating member schools and conferences and student-athletes, and they must be regulated to preserve these benefits.
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