TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — School Soccer Playoff govt director Invoice Hancock responded Friday to Florida lawmakers looking for “full transparency” as to why Florida State was overlooked of the playoff by saying committee members “are assured they made the appropriate choices in rating the very best 4 groups within the nation based mostly on the protocol.”
In a letter to U.S. Sen. Rick Scott and different Florida congressmen, Hancock stated the choice to drop Florida State from fourth to fifth – behind Michigan, Washington, Texas and Alabama – was made largely as a result of star quarterback Jordan Travis’ season-ending leg harm “induced the committee to imagine that there have been certainly 4 groups that ought to rank increased than FSU.”
Hancock added that the Seminoles’ power of schedule didn’t stack as much as the these ranked forward of them regardless of wins in opposition to LSU, Clemson, Duke, Miami and Florida.
“Everybody on the Committee understands the frustration felt by Florida State followers,” Hancock wrote. “We acknowledge that it doesn’t matter what choice was made, followers someplace could be upset. … The Committee members are assured they made the appropriate choices in rating the very best 4 groups within the nation based mostly on the protocol and all of us sit up for nice playoff video games.”
Earlier this week, Florida Legal professional Basic Ashley Moody stated she deliberate to launch an investigation into the committee and its actions.
Her assertion got here greater than every week after Florida State was overlooked of the playoff regardless of ending the common season 13-0 and adopted Scott’s letter to CFP committee chairman Boo Corrigan that demanded the votes of every member on the committee in addition to notes, recordings, emails, texts and written communication between the committee and a bunch of others, together with the Southeastern Convention and TV companion ESPN.
