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"&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The College Football Playoff will now cover family travel for the semifinals in addition to the national championship game, it announced Tuesday.&amp;nbsp;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Last season, during the inaugural playoff, the CFP offered a $1,250 stipend per parent\u2014up to two\u2014for each player on Ohio State and Oregon's roster for the national championship game. The stipend was not approved until January, a few days before the game.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;This year, the same stipend will be extended to cover families who wish to attend the semifinal games as well.&amp;nbsp;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\"We were pleased to implement this expense-reimbursement program for the first College Football Playoff National Championship and we received warm and sincere positive feedback from the family members,\u201D Bill Hancock, CFP executuve director, said in a statement. \u201CExtending support to the Playoff Semifinals will be another terrific benefit for folks who will be thrilled to be present to celebrate the accomplishments and experiences of their student-athletes.\u201D\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\u2022 STAPLES: Uncertainty rules as season approaches\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;After last season, bowl payouts for FBS teams reached over $500 million, according to an NCAA report. It cost those teams $100.2 million total to participate. The CFP signed a 12-year, $7.3 billion television contract with ESPN in 2012.&amp;nbsp;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The 2015 CFP is scheduled to begin on New Year's Eve.&amp;nbsp;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;- Rohan Nadkarni&lt;/em&gt;\r\n&lt;/p&gt;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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