The NFL will do its part to avoid conflict with the Rose Bowl
this week in a clash between AFC titans that will have various implications on playoff seeding. That same day, Penn State and Utah will square off in the Rose Bowl, leading to a rather unique scheduling quandary for the NFL and the NCAA.
Luckily for fans of both the college and the professional games, there seems to be a solution in place. ESPN, which will broadcast Penn State-Utah on Monday while ABC carries Bills-Bengals, announced that the game will kick off 15 minutes later than its usual 8:15 p.m ET start in an attempt to accommodate the ending of the the Rose Bowl. The bowl game is scheduled to begin at 5 p.m. ET, while It’s unclear if the 15-minute delay will be enough time for the Rose Bowl to wrap up, but the decision to push back the NFL game comes after a scheduling debacle on New Year’s Eve.