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Three weeks from today, the Birmingham Bowl will kick off at Protective Stadium. After some college football teams opted out of bowl games this year, even more declined invitations to come play in the Magic City.

As the Texas Longhorns prep for Michigan in the Citrus Bowl, the NCAA can't delay fixing its flawed CFP model. The answer: Make it 16 teams with four byes.

When there aren't enough eligible teams for the postseason, the NCAA considers programs that are transitioning to the FBS, which typically cannot compete in a bowl game in their first season after moving up. That allowed Missouri State and Delaware to advance to the postseason.

With one week left until the regular season ends, 72 Football Bowl Subdivision teams have qualified for 82 postseason slots.

Notre Dame has announced it will not participate in a bowl game this year, joining Iowa State and Kansas State in declining postseason invitations.

Notre Dame appears to have sent a message to ESPN and the College Football Playoff selection committee by rejecting a bowl game.