Brr! Winter adds an old-school challenge to the CFP. Visiting teams insist it’s ‘snow’ problem
Associated PressAsked if playing in near-freezing weather at Ohio State might pose a challenge for his team, Tennessee coach Josh Heupel quickly noted that it wouldn’t be the Volunteers’ first rodeo with the cold. Warmer destinations and indoor stadiums await the first-round winners in the quarterfinals, but no one’s complaining about the chance to play in “ideal” football weather that many players grew up with. “Whether there’s snow or not snow, whether it’s really cold or just kind of cold, it is what it is,” said SMU coach Rhett Lashlee, who noted his players’ aspirations of an NFL career certainly can and should include the likelihood of wintry weather. “They get a little bit more snow but as far as temperature, we’ve been mostly in the 30s for the last couple of weeks and been in the 20s for two nights,” said longtime Tennessee season ticket holder Earl Brown, 72, who will be in The Horseshoe with wife Judy and three others.
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