Reply To: What if USC and UCLA played Thanksgiving weekend

This was brought up years ago with Ohio State and Michigan. They could play their season finale, meet in the Big 10 Conference Championship game and then in the playoffs. It could happen in three successive weeks. Unlikely, but possible.

If you know you’re going to meet in the conference championship game, do you rest your starters in the meaningless season finale?  One way around it is to move the rivalry game up in the year.