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Report: NCAA to add 3 new bowl games in 2020

The Heisman Trophy and College Football Playoff trophy are displayed alongside the ACC Football and Orange Bowl trophies during the 2017 ACC Football Kickoff media event in Charlotte, N.C., Thursday, July 13, 2017. (Photo by Sara D. Davis, the ACC.com)

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The Heisman Trophy and College Football Playoff trophy are displayed alongside the ACC Football and Orange Bowl trophies during the 2017 ACC Football Kickoff media event in Charlotte, N.C., Thursday, July 13, 2017. (Photo by Sara D. Davis, the ACC.com)
By Juliakate E Culpepper
June 13, 2018

The NCAA approved the addition of three new bowl games in 2020, according to a report Wednesday by ESPN’s Brett McMurphy.

The three additional bowl games will bring the total number of college football postseason games to 43.

» More: 2018-19 College football bowl, playoff schedule

McMurphy reported the official announcement will be Wednesday afternoon.

One of the new bowl games will be held in Chicago between Big 10 and ACC teams while another will be in Myrtle Beach, S.C., according to McMurphy.

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