Interesting College Football Playoff revenue discovery for host schools

The College Football Playoff is fast approaching and prospective teams are already beginning to make plans for hosting first-round games on campus.

The Athletic recently obtained an e-mail sent to Penn State season ticket holders outlining some of the plans should the Nittany Lions host a playoff game.

Among the key bits of information was pricing about the game.

Pricing is standardized across the country in these first round games and will include different price points for seats. General seating prices will range from $100 to 250. Penn State is selling student tickets for $25.

All revenue from ticket sales will go to the College Football Playoff, while host sites will get to keep concessions and parking revenue as an offset to hosting costs.

Another interesting factoid, according to The Athletic?

Playoff rules require host sites to set aside 3,500 tickets for the opposing team. An opposing band would be included within that 3,500 ticket allotment. Of the 3,500 tickets, 1,500 will be in the lower bowl.

The first round of the College Football Playoffs — which includes the on-campus games — will take place on Friday, Dec. 20 and Saturday, Dec. 21.

College Football Playoff – Projected Bracket

The College Football Playoff selection committee announced its second set of rankings on Tuesday night, giving us an idea which teams would make the playoffs should the season end today.

From that, we can fill in a projected bracket. Below is what the 12-team bracket would look like today.

First Round:

• No. 12 Boise State vs. No. 5 Ohio State
• No. 11 Ole Miss vs. No. 6 Penn State
• No. 10 Alabama vs. No. 7 Indiana
• No. 9 Notre Dame at No. 8 Tennessee

Quarterfinals:

• No. 4 Miami vs. (No. 12 Boise State vs. No. 5 Ohio State)
• No. 3 BYU vs. (No. 11 Ole Miss vs. No. 6 Penn State)
• No. 2 Georgia vs. (No. 10 Alabama vs. No. 7 Indiana)
• No. 1 Oregon vs. (No. 9 Notre Dame vs. No. 8 Tennessee)