pepper football championship game american college football game held saturday december year determine football champion game pits champion champion game follows conclusion regular season game corporate sponsor pepper current champion history college football season determined champion round robin play course regular season conference championship game conference added teams miami expanding league teams time college football teams limited ncaa regular season games typically featured teams outside home team conference following season league added 12th team eligible hold championship game conclusion season conference divided divisions teams team best conference record division selected participate championship game inaugural championship game took place end college football season defeated virginia tech stadium jacksonville florida game teams faced played wake defeated game jacksonville awarded year extension host game remained jacksonville virginia tech returned game faced tech won game returned championship defeat defeated forced vacate championship ncaa following game organizers game jacksonville announced seek contract extension falling attendance jacksonville withdrawal future site selection selected tampa florida charlotte north_carolina future sites game games held tampa games held charlotte champion designated home team conference expansion team added league creating new team florida state school added conference league officials discussed offering schools navy pittsburgh syracuse south_carolina miami west_virginia virginia tech offer join league reasons team extended offer 1990s remained members ironically south_carolina charter member left nearby sec encompasses college football teams expanded instead adding team team sec added expansion sec school football conference eligible hold conference championship game ncaa rules game held sec enjoyed increased television ratings revenue 1990s earning million annually revenues shared member schools officials leagues took note financial followed sec expansion teams representatives began discussing expansion schools years new century began publicly pursuing possibility expansion representatives voted favor extending schools certain school spots debated initially league favored admitting miami month debate elected extend formal miami joined initially overlooked came years schools considered membership early 1990s came fruition pittsburgh syracuse eventually join members miami began official play college football season league settled lawsuit resulting departure teams began play season league officially teams eligible hold conference championship football game site selection announcement proclaiming expansion teams cities sports organizations preparing bids host prospect tens thousands visitors provide dollar economic boost host city region requiring additional facilities early contender city charlotte north_carolina virginia tech miami chosen picks expand owner operator charlotte stadium called lobbied heavily charlotte selection early options included orlando tampa atlanta jacksonville shortly negotiations location game began spring announced signed new seven year television contract espn deal earn million revenue year exchange networks exclusive right high profile regular season games revenues divided member schools july began bid accept august league officials announced jacksonville host game league option select jacksonville additional year contract charlotte runner competition years championship game held field known jacksonville municipal stadium contract expired season december awarded games tampa charlotte venue tampa games provided venue charlotte games charlotte hosted game february announced charlotte continue host game team selection following absorption miami questions arose team league fairly select participants conference championship game divisional structure involving team divisions competing championship game slots possible addition continue select champion round robin play teams seven conference games available team ncaa addition 12th game regular season little relieve conference problem prior college football season requested ncaa rule requiring conferences plus teams having conference championship game season began ncaa rejected application league use semi round robin format select champion football season season inclusion 12th team solved problem enabling championship football game october announced new football structure divisions team division plays round robin schedule division rotation conference games teams opposing division teams best conference records division earn places championship game event tie records division divisional records results head head games considered games divisions team permanent rival team played year year football games north_carolina louisville virginia syracuse pittsburgh duke miami notre dame joined conference non divisional member playing teams season eligible championship game divisions non divisional notre dame results winners listed bold rankings coaches poll released prior game forced vacate win ncaa violations results team appeared win later vacated louisville miami pittsburgh syracuse virginia appearance
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