NORTH TEXAS • AT&T ARIZONA • University of Phoenix Stadium Arlington, Texas Glendale, Arizona

TAMPA BAY • • Mercedes-Benz Stadium BAY AREA • Levi’s® Stadium Tampa, Florida Atlanta, Georgia Santa Clara, California

2 3 In its first five seasons, the Playoff has paved new ground, emerging as a nationally-renowned brand and a national championship game that is one of the most elite sporting events. The national championship games have been enthralling and have been enjoyed by millions of people across the country.

It all started in the summer of 2012, when a courageous group of university presidents, conference commissioners and athletics directors crafted what is now known as the with the belief that the traditional postseason of our beloved sport could be made even better.

Five years in, we know this vibrant format works, and the College Football Playoff continues to reach new heights. From the dedicated efforts of the selection committee to the culmination of the college football regular season, the CFP elevates the postseason, while also honoring bowl tradition and holding the student-athlete experience with the highest regard.

The 2018-19 college football season provided memorable experiences for participants and fans alike, as thousands across the country reveled in the pageantry of the Playoff Semifinals and the national championship game, which was held in the Bay Area, its western-most destination to date.

As we reflect on the first five years of the CFP, we also celebrate the rich history and remarkable success of the sport. What remains constant as we look to the future of the College Football Playoff is the passion and rivalry that ignites and unites college football fans across the country. We are excited about the bright future ahead!

Bill Hancock Executive Director, College Football Playoff

4 5 HIGHLIGHTS 8

DIGITAL & SOCIAL MEDIA 18

COLLEGE FOOTBALL 24 PLAYOFF OVERVIEW

NEW YEAR’S SIX BOWLS 30

PLAYOFF SEMIFINALS 40

CHAMPIONSHIP WEEK 50

2019 CFP NATIONAL 70 CHAMPIONSHIP

COLLEGE FOOTBALL 94 PLAYOFF FOUNDATION

PLAYOFF GREEN 102

FUTURE NATIONAL 106 CHAMPIONSHIP GAME SITES

6 7 8 9 10 11 PLAYOFF SEMIFINALS

The Playoff Semifinal at the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic saw a sellout crowd Viewership of the Playoff Semifinal games on ESPN averaged an audience of of 72,183 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. The Playoff Semifinal at the almost 20 million, up from 2015 when the Cotton and Orange bowls last Capital One Orange Bowl hosted 66,203 spectators at in hosted the Playoff Semifinals. Gardens, Florida.

12 13 The College Football Playoff National Championship between Clemson and For the fifth consecutive year, ESPN’s MegaCast presentation offered more NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME Alabama attracted nearly 27 million viewers, becoming the seventh most- than 15 different productions for the game. watched cable telecast ever. All five CFP National Championships rank among Inside Santa Clara’s Levi’s® Stadium, a crowd of 74,814 witnessed the fifth the top 10 most-watched cable events. edition of the CFP National Championship.

14 15 2018–19 TROPHY TOUR

• 125 total appearances, the highest number of appearances in five seasons • 17 sideline appearances • Six appearances on ESPN College GameDay and an additional appearance on SEC Nation

AUGUST 30 Northwestern at Purdue SEPTEMBER 1 Louisville vs. Alabama (Orlando, Florida) SEPTEMBER 3 Virginia Tech at Florida State SEPTEMBER 8 Clemson at Texas A&M SEPTEMBER 15 Ohio State vs. TCU (Arlington, Texas) SEPTEMBER 22 Georgia at Missouri SEPTEMBER 29 Ohio State at Penn State OCTOBER 6 Notre Dame at Virginia Tech OCTOBER 13 Washington at Oregon OCTOBER 20 NC State at Clemson OCTOBER 27 Florida vs. Georgia (Jacksonville, Florida) NOVEMBER 3 Penn State at Michigan NOVEMBER 10 Oklahoma State at Oklahoma NOVEMBER 17 Cincinnati at UCF NOVEMBER 24 Notre Dame at USC DECEMBER 29 Playoff Semifinal at the Capital One Orange Bowl (Miami Gardens, Florida) JANUARY 7 2019 College Football Playoff National Championship (Santa Clara, California)

16 17 18 19 The official College Football Playoff website and mobile app continues to drive The CFP’s official website, CollegeFootballPlayoff.com, serves as the go-to The College Football Playoff’s social media channels engaged fans more than As part of its mobile app, CFBPlayoff: All Access returned for championship fan engagement. In partnership with SIDEARM, the CFP website and mobile source for the latest rankings and related content. Between the release of ever before in 2018-19, growing by more than 169,000 new followers across weekend, providing fans the opportunity to engage with sponsor activations app provides users with the latest comprehensive information about the the first selection committee rankings on Tuesday, October 30, and Selection Twitter, Instagram and Facebook. Social conversation surrounding the CFP also and on-site experiences at various events throughout Championship Campus. College Football Playoff and the national championship game. Day on Sunday, December 2, the website saw almost 1.3 million page views grew with a 48% year-over-year increase in earned social conversation. The The program registered more than 9,400 fans during the 2018-19 football season, and nearly one million new users. Another 1.1 million page views were College Football Playoff served as the topic of over 1.8 million social media a year-over-year increase of 121%. In addition, the All Access program generated accumulated between Selection Day and the national championship game posts during the 2018-19 season, garnering over 380 million impressions from 189% more interactions per fan compared to the pervious year. Overall, the on Monday, January 7. October to January (compared to approximately 323 million impressions in the CFP’s official mobile application has seen nearly 90,000 lifetime downloads. full 2017 calendar year).

20 21 Activations from social media juggernauts Twitter, Instagram and Facebook again contributed to increased social interaction among fans, the participating teams and members of the media from Media Day to the national championship game.

Fans in the Bay Area were encouraged to join the conversation and share their experience on social media, and content was then displayed in real-time in venues across Championship Campus. Thanks in partnership with Tagboard, the 2019 CFP National Championship drove over 500,000 organic social media posts and generated over 9.3 billion digital impressions during championship weekend.

FIFTH ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL ACTIVATIONS

The CFP, alongside Mandt Media and SIDEARM, provided fans an immersive experience through the growing technology of augmented reality (AR). By deploying the AR scanner in the CFBPlayoff mobile app, fans were able to scan their game tickets, game program covers and event signage across Championship Campus and outside Levi’s® Stadium, to gain access to exclusive content and behind-the- scenes footage.

DOWNLOAD THE OFFICIAL COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF MOBILE APP, THEN USE THE AR SCANNER TO SCAN THE IMAGE ON PAGE 22 FOR AN AUGMENTED REALITY EXPERIENCE!

New for 2018-19, the CFP’s Social Spotlight series brought fans a behind-the-scenes look at the selection committee rankings. Each week, radio personality and CFP social influencer Rachel Baribeau interviewed selection committee chairman Rob Mullens to offer viewers an inside look from Selection Central. Over 26,000 viewers tuned in for the weekly show that aired exclusively on Facebook Live immediately following the rankings announcements.

The College Football Playoff commissioned Charles Fazzino, renowned internationally for his 3D pop art, to create limited-edition prints and posters in celebration of the fifth anniversary of the CFP National Championship. Fazzino is also an officially-licensed artist of the and the , creating artwork for such events as the MLB All-Star Game, the Olympic Games, Belmont Stakes, Daytona 500, Indy 500, the CMA Awards and the Grammy Awards.

Fazzino’s commemorative artwork for the national championship game was then integrated into a “hashtag mosaic” fan experience, thanks to coordination with Luster. Fans visiting the activation space in Playoff Fan Central were able to take a photo as a keepsake souvenir and share it on their personal social media channels, while a sticker was made of their photo and placed on an extra-large canvas to create the mosaic. An estimated 29.3 million impressions on Twitter and Instagram were garnered from this activation, which includes 15,600 likes and 22,000 comments.

22 23 24 25 STAFF

Bill Hancock Executive Director Alfred White Senior Director of Marketing and Strategic Partnerships Will Baggett Operations Coordinator Andrea Williams Chief Operating Officer Michael Bos Director of Ticket Operations Jake Wittkop Assistant Director of Marketing and Strategic Partnerships Laila Brock Senior Director of Operations and Logistics Katie Cavender Assistant Director of Communications Foundation Claudia Dorsey Assistant Director of Business and Ticket Operations Britton Banowsky Executive Director, CFP Foundation Allison Doughty Director of Events and Hospitality Services Carly Campbell Partnerships and Operations Coordinator Tim Frick Controller Wes Gentry Director of Administration and Technology Interns Ryan Allen Hall Director of Community Relations Tiffany Ancharski Hospitality and Fan Services Morgan Jones Patron Experience Coordinator Meagan Bordayo Communications (Tom Mickle Intern) Gina Lehe Senior Director of External Relations and Branding Nicole Eppig Marketing and Strategic Partnerships Dave Marmion Chief Financial Officer Brianna Gladney Stadium and Game Operations Daniela Ruiz Digital Marketing and Sales Coordinator Kiana Hairston Team Operations Rijo Walker Team Operations Coordinator Sarah Beth Roberson CFP Foundation

BOARD OF MANAGERS MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE

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Eric Barron President, Penn State University (Big Ten) Mike Aresco Commissioner, American Athletic Rodney Bennett President, University of Southern Mississippi (C-USA) Karl Benson Commissioner, Sun Belt Greg Fenves President, University of Texas-Austin (Big 12) Bob Bowlsby Commissioner, Big 12 Anthony Frank President, Colorado State University (Mountain West) Jim Delany Commissioner, Big Ten Jack Hawkins Chancellor, Troy University (Sun Belt) Judy MacLeod Commissioner, C-USA Rev. John Jenkins President, University of Notre Dame (Independent) Greg Sankey Commissioner, SEC Mark Keenum (chair) President, Mississippi State University (SEC) Larry Scott Commissioner, Pac-12 Kirk Schulz President, Washington State University (Pac-12) Jon Steinbrecher Commissioner, MAC John Thrasher President, Florida State University (ACC) Jack Swarbrick Athletics Director, Notre Dame Satish Tripathi President, University at Buffalo (MAC) John Swofford Commissioner, ACC R. Gerald Turner President, Southern Methodist University Craig Thompson Commissioner, Mountain West (American Athletic)

26 27 SELECTION COMMITTEE FINAL 2018 RANKINGS

1 Alabama 2 Clemson 3 Notre Dame 4 Oklahoma 5 Georgia 6 Ohio State 7 Michigan 8 UCF 9 Washington 10 Florida 11 LSU 12 Penn State 13 Washington State 14 Kentucky 15 Texas A talented group of high-integrity individuals with experience as coaches, 16 West Virginia student-athletes, college administrators and journalists, along with sitting athletics directors, comprise the selection committee. Members of the 2018-19 17 Utah committee: Rob Mullens (chair), Frank Beamer, Paola Boivin, Jeff Bower, Joe Castiglione, Herb Deromedi, Ken Hatfield, Chris Howard, Bobby Johnson, 18 Mississippi State Ronnie Lott, Gene Smith, Todd Stansbury and Scott Stricklin. 19 Texas A&M 20 Syracuse RANKINGS 21 Fresno State

In 2018, the first set of rankings were announced on Tuesday, October 30, 22 Northwestern with additional rankings released the following five weeks. On Selection Day, 23 Missouri December 2, the selection committee unveiled its final rankings of the season, as well as pairings for the Playoff Semifinals and the New Year’s Six bowls. 24 Iowa State 25 Boise State

28 29 30 31 CHICK-FIL-A DECEMBER 29, 2018 No. 10 Florida vs. No. 7 Michigan Final Score: Florida 41, Michigan 15

32 33 ALLSTATE SUGAR BOWL JANUARY 1, 2019 No. 15 Texas vs. No. 5 Georgia Final Score: Texas 28, Georgia 21

34 35 ROSE BOWL GAME PRESENTED JANUARY 1, 2019 No. 9 Washington vs. No. 6 Ohio State Final Score: Ohio State 28, Washington 23 BY NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL

36 37 PLAYSTATION FIESTA BOWL JANUARY 1, 2019 No. 11 LSU vs. No. 8 UCF Final Score: LSU 40, UCF 32

38 39 40 41 PLAYOFF SEMIFINAL AT THE DECEMBER 29, 2018 No. 3 Notre Dame vs. No. 2 Clemson Final Score: Clemson 30, Notre Dame 3 GOODYEAR COTTON BOWL CLASSIC

42 43 In a battle of undefeated teams, the No. 2 Clemson Tigers advanced to the Travis Etienne rushed for 109 yards on 14 carries, including a 62-yard program’s third CFP National Championship in four years by defeating the No. 3 touchdown, to break Clemson’s single-season rushing record. Notre Dame Fighting Irish, 30-3. Austin Bryant was awarded the McKnight Trophy for the most outstanding Trevor Lawrence was named the J. Curtis Sanford Offensive MVP after defensive player of the game after posting six total tackles, including two completing 27-of-39 pass attempts for 327 yards and three touchdowns, sacks and three tackles for loss. including 19-of-26 for 264 yards and a pair of TDs to Justyn Ross in the first half.

44 45 PLAYOFF SEMIFINAL AT THE DECEMBER 29, 2018 No. 4 Oklahoma vs. No. 1 Alabama Final Score: Alabama 45, Oklahoma 34 CAPITAL ONE ORANGE BOWL

46 47 The No. 1 scored touchdowns on their first four Devonta Smith led the Crimson Tide with six receptions for 104 yards and a possessions and held off the nation’s top-ranked offense en route to a 45-34 score, while Josh Jacobs added 158 total yards and a touchdown on the ground. victory over the No. 4 Oklahoma Sooners. Alabama’s 21-point first quarter set Defensively, Dylan Moses led the way for Alabama with six tackles, while an Orange Bowl record that had stood since 1942, when Georgia scored 19. defensive MOP Xavier McKinney totaled five stops and a game-high four Tua Tagovailoa was successful on 24-of-27 attempts, including completions on pass breakups. his first nine passes, for 184 yards and two touchdowns to stake Alabama to a 28-0 Alabama reached the national championship game for the fourth straight year lead. The Orange Bowl Offensive Most Outstanding Player (MOP) finished the with the Crimson Tide’s eyes on the program’s 18th national title overall. outing with 318 passing yards and four TDs.

48 49 50 51 CHAMPIONSHIP CAMPUS

It really has been an extraordinary experience and it is a great honor and a privilege to have had the opportunity to host the College Football Playoff National Championship in this market…The entire country got to witness what we all know is so special about Northern California.

Championship weekend provided a comprehensive festival of fan-friendly events and activities. More than 50,000 college football fans visited Plaza de César Chávez in downtown San Jose, which served as the heart Patricia Ernstrom, Executive Director of the Bay Area Host Committee of Championship Campus with CFP signature events such as Playoff Fan Central, AT&T Playoff Playlist Live!, the Extra Yard 5K, Eckrich Taste of the Championship and the Quad.

52 53 PLAYOFF FAN CENTRAL

A 200,000 square-foot interactive experience at the San Jose McEnery Convention Center, Playoff Fan Central gave thousands of fans the opportunity to be a part of the College Football Playoff National Championship. The family-friendly event was held Friday, January 4 – Sunday, January 6, and included games, clinics, pep rallies, band performances, special guest appearances, autograph signings and exhibits celebrating college football and its history. More than 22,000 attendees joined in on the fun.

54 55 The free concert series AT&T Playoff Playlist Live! served as the ultimate soundtrack for championship weekend AT&T PLAYOFF PLAYLIST LIVE! in downtown San Jose. Emceed by CFP Foundation ambassador and former Bachelorette contestant Rachel Lindsay, AT&T Playoff Playlist Live! kicked off in Discovery Meadow Park on Friday, January 4 with performances by Alessia Cara, Alex Aiono and Brynn Elliott. The music continued Saturday, January 5, with the set list including the talents of Logic, Leon Bridges and Jay Rock.

56 57 Media Day featured one-hour sessions with student-athletes and coaches from each of the CFP National Championship MEDIA DAY participating teams. More than 1,000 credentialed media members attended the event, in addition to live broadcasts from ESPN and the SEC Network, as well as activations by social media giants Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. The event, which was held at San Jose’s SAP Center, was free and open to the public. Fans were invited to watch and were provided with a complimentary radio to listen in as student-athletes and coaches were interviewed.

58 59 In conjunction with the 2019 College Football Playoff National Championship, the first CFP Tech was hosted on For the second straight year, the Celebrating Female Playmakers luncheon focused on successful women with CFP TECH the campus of San Jose State University on Saturday, January 5. The event featured an afternoon of WOMEN’S careers in business and sports. Hosted by the Bay Area Host Committee at the San Jose City Hall Rotunda, the event programming with keynote speakers and panelists from top thought leaders and executives that sit at the LUNCHEON was emceed by ESPN play-by-play announcer Beth Mowins, who welcomed 80 of the Bay Area’s top-level female intersection of technology and sports. executives. Mowins hosted a special panel discussion with trailblazers known for shaping their industries, including Jennifer Cabalquito, chief financial officer for the Golden State Warriors; Janet Lamkin, California President of United Airlines; and Laura Froelich, head of U.S. content partnerships at Twitter.

60 61 NATIONAL FOOTBALL FOUNDATION

The National Football Foundation (NFF) announced its 2019 College Football Hall of Fame Class in conjunction with the 2019 CFP National Championship. New inductees Raghib “Rocket” Ismail (Notre Dame) and Patrick Willis (Mississippi) also participated in the coin toss ahead of the national championship game at Levi’s® Stadium.

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGIATE DIRECTORS OF ATHLETICS

The National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA) hosted its annual FBS Leadership Summit during championship week. Attendees participated in professional development sessions focused on leadership.

FOOTBALL WRITERS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA

The Football Writers Association of America (FWAA) hosted its Past Presidents’ Dinner on Friday, January 4, bringing together former leaders for the group’s annual THE QUAD The Quad at Plaza de César Chávez transformed into the ultimate meeting place for fans, family and friends. Located celebration. The FWAA also hosted the Eddie Robinson in the heart of Championship Campus, the inaugural three-day activation featured live DJ’s, a CFP merchandise store, Coach of the Year Reception, as well as the FWAA concessions, Puppies at the Playoff, interactive activities and much, much more. In addition, the Quad also served as Awards Breakfast, at the San Jose Marriott. ESPN’s Bay Area home for live broadcasts leading up to the national championship game.

62 63 Nearly 500 runners participated in the Extra Yard 5K, the official road race of the College Football Playoff. The The Eckrich Taste of the Championship was an opportunity for local residents and national championship EXTRA YARD 5K route for the family-friendly 3.1 mile run/walk took participants through downtown San Jose and San Jose State ECKRICH TASTE OF game attendees to sample gourmet food and beverages from over 20 Bay Area chefs in support of Extra Yard University, finishing at Plaza de César Chávez. The post-race tailgate party featured live entertainment, activities THE CHAMPIONSHIP for Teachers. This premium event served as a unique combination of an exploration of local cuisine and a with race sponsors, an awards ceremony and more. Proceeds from the race benefited the College Football Playoff celebration of the teaching profession. Held at the Tech Museum of Innovation, the evening merged the Foundation’s Extra Yard for Teachers initiative. technological environment of northern California with the educational mission of the CFP Foundation and the Extra Yard for Teachers platform.

64 65 For the fifth consecutive year, Playoff Premium offered a first-class experience at the CFP National Championship. Hosted at Great America Pavilion, Playoff Pregame served as the ultimate pregame destination leading into the 2019 PLAYOFF PREMIUM Guests enjoyed exclusive amenities, food, beverages and musical entertainment. PLAYOFF PREGAME national championship game. Hundreds of special guests enjoyed live entertainment and premium catering before kickoff between the Crimson Tide and Tigers at Levi’s® Stadium.

66 67 TEAM EXPERIENCE

San Jose offered student-athletes from both universities a memorable, championship experience. The Clemson Tigers and Alabama Crimson Tide participated in special team-specific events, while enjoying exclusive hospitality during championship weekend.

68 69 70 71 This is what we all set out to do, 130 teams, and you have two teams that have an opportunity to compete on this stage, and we’re thankful and blessed to have this moment.

Dabo Swinney, Clemson Head Coach

72 73 Our team is very excited about having the opportunity to be in the college football championship game again.

Nick Saban, Alabama Head Coach

74 75 PREGAME PAGEANTRY

Pregame festivities at the 2019 College Football Playoff National Championship For the fifth consecutive year, local college and high school students performed featured old and new traditions. Prior to kickoff, multi-platinum selling artist the “Path to the Championship” procession of 142 banners, representing the Andy Grammer performed “The Star-Spangled Banner.” The nation’s colors were 10 conferences and all Football Bowl Subdivision institutions. Members of presented by a Joint Armed Forces Color Guard, including members of the the San Jose State University marching band led the presentation, along with Army, Marines, Navy and Coast Guard. Continuing a CFP tradition, drummers students from Bay Area-area high school marching bands. from the Clemson and Alabama marching bands played side-by-side as the color guard was introduced. The national anthem concluded with a military flyover Samantha Medina-Vasquez, a 17-year-old native of Watsonville, California, performed the national anthem in American Sign Language. ALLSTATE Allstate Championship Tailgate provided the quintessential pregame atmosphere outside of Levi’s® Stadium. Fans by aircraft from the 9th Reconnaissance Wing, Beale Air Force Base, California. with game tickets enjoyed traditional tailgating favorites, along with ziplining, sponsor activations, and a concert by As part of the CFP Foundation’s Extra Yard for Teachers initiative, the 2018 CHAMPIONSHIP Grammy Award-winner Keith Urban. Teachers of the Year from each U.S. state and territory were honored on the TAILGATE field during the pregame celebration.

76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 HALFTIME

Halftime entertainment included performances from the Million Dollar Band and the Imagine Dragons, the No. 1 streaming group of 2018, performed for fans live from Treasure Island, located in Clemson University Tiger Band. the San Francisco Bay, during the second annual College Football Playoff National Championship halftime performance. Imagine Dragons were joined on stage by Lil Wayne for a special collaboration that was integrated into ESPN’s halftime telecast, as well as shown inside Levi’s® Stadium.

84 85 86 87 Final Score: Clemson 44, Alabama 16 Attendance: 74,814 Offensive Player of the Game: Trevor Lawrence, Clemson Defensive Player of the Game: Trayvon Mullen, Clemson

Score by Quarter: 1st 2nd 3rd 4th T Clemson 14 17 13 0 44 Alabama 13 3 0 0 16

The No. 2 Clemson Tigers defeated the No. 1 Alabama Crimson Tide 44-16, capturing the program’s second College Football Playoff National Championship in three years.

Trevor Lawrence connected with nine receivers, completing 20-of-32 passes for 347 yards and three touchdowns. The freshman quarterback was voted the Offensive Player of the Game. Travis Etienne added a pair of touchdowns on the ground.

Defensively, the Tigers held the Tide, which had been averaging over 47 points per game, to just 16 points, including a second-half shutout. Junior cornerback Trayvon Mullen was named Defensive Player of the Game after collecting six solo tackles, including a sack, as well as an interception and a forced fumble.

Clemson finished the 2018-19 campaign with a perfect 15-0 record, becoming the first team in the modern era to accomplish the feat.

88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 EXTRA YARD FOR TEACHERS WEEK

The College Football Playoff (CFP) Foundation is the charitable arm of the College Football Playoff and supports Extra Yard for Teachers Week was held September 15-22. Over that eight-day Universities, conferences, bowls and other CFP Foundation partners education and teachers across the country. The Foundation’s primary initiative, Extra Yard for Teachers, period, the CFP Foundation and the college football community showed their recognized teachers at home football games, donated funds for classroom elevates the teaching profession by inspiring and empowering quality teachers through the development and support and celebrated teachers across the country. resources, promoted the cause on social media and honored educators in other implementation of programs in four focus areas: resources, recognition, recruitment and professional development. unique ways. More than 70 partner-driven, on-field activations celebrated teachers during Extra Yard for Teachers Week.

96 97 TEACHER OF THE YEAR CHAMPIONSHIP EXPERIENCE

Held at the San Jose McEnery Convention Center during championship week, the Extra Yard for Teachers Summit During championship week, the CFP Foundation and Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) partnered EXTRA YARD FOR offered more than 50 activities and served as a VIP space reserved exclusively for local and national teachers. to host the Teacher of the Year Championship Experience presented by Dr Pepper. The 2018 State Teachers of TEACHERS SUMMIT Additionally, the Summit featured 16 engaging workshop opportunities and 25-plus speakers over the two-day the Year enjoyed hospitality and a full lineup of events and entertainment during their time in the Bay Area. On event. Over 2,000 guests attended the free celebration of teaching. Monday, the educators were recognized on-field prior to kickoff of the national championship game.

98 99 EXTRA YARD FOR TEACHERS IN THE BAY AREA

We come to this experience without an expectation, and we get way more than we could

have possibly ever dreamed of. Through the partnership with the Bay Area Host Committee, the CFP The CFP Foundation mobilized fans in the Bay Area and nationwide to raise funds Foundation made a difference in the lives of thousands of teachers and in support of teachers affected by the “Camp Fire” in Butte County, California: students in the Bay Area. More than $1 million was directly invested into • A total of 14 schools were damaged or destroyed by fire. education in the region, with funds supporting STEAM initiatives, connecting • The fire displaced 5,223 students and 523 school staff; nearly every teachers to financial literacy tools and capital to support housing, and district and charter school in the county had staff that lost homes or had providing teachers resources for their classrooms. otherwise been displaced from homes. • All 104 schools in Butte County were closed when the fire began, temporarily displacing 31,670 students at the time.

Mandy Manning, 2018 National Teacher of the Year Fans made a difference by giving as little as $10 with an easy, one-time donation by texting the word TEACHER to the number 56512 or through the CFP Foundation’s website and official Facebook page. A total of $200,000 was raised through the initiative from December 31, 2018 to January 7, 2019, and all donations received went directly to serve the needs of teachers and their students in Butte County.

100 101 102 103 A number of sustainability projects were put into place across the Bay Area PREPARED FOOD RECOVERY to “green” the College Football Playoff National Championship. Playoff Green • Thousands of pounds of prepared food were recovered and deployed to projects in 2019 included solid waste diversion and recycling, prepared those in need. food recovery, urban forestry, material recovery and repurposing and • Local partnership agencies for food recovery included the Salvation Army renewable energy. and the Second Harvest Food Bank.

SOLID WASTE DIVERSION/RECYCLING MATERIAL RECOVERY AND REPURPOSING • CFP-branded recycling bins were provided at major event venues throughout • Leftover materials were recovered and repurposed to reduce waste Championship Campus. Venues included Levi’s® Stadium, the San Jose transported to local landfills. Recovered material included turf, carpeting, McEnery Convention Center, The Quad and downtown hotel properties. décor (fabric, vinyl, mesh), office supplies, merchandise, equipment • More than 50 local volunteers were trained as “green ambassadors” and and more. helped educate fans on the importance of recycling.

104 105 FUTURE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME SITES

MIAMI-SOUTH FLORIDA • Hard Rock Stadium INDIANAPOLIS • Lucas Oil Stadium Miami Gardens, Florida Indianapolis, Indiana

NEW ORLEANS • Mercedes-Benz Superdome • , Louisiana LOS ANGELES • Los Angeles Stadium at Hollywood Park • NRG Stadium Inglewood, California Houston, Texas

106 107 www.collegefootballplayoff.com