BCS Officials Want Replay in Bowl Games

Bowl Championship Series officials want instant replay used in all bowl games starting this season, and are confident it can be done.<br> <br> &#34;The commissioners are looking at the possibility of having video replay, at a minimum, available for the national title game and optimistically for all bowl games,&#34; BCS spokesman Bob Burda said Wednesday.<br> <br> The Rose Bowl will host the national title game Jan. 4.<br> <br> The Big Ten became the first conference to use video review of football game officials&#39; calls last season, with an official in the press box determining if a play would be reviewed and overturning the call if replay showed conclusively it was wrong. <br> <br> The NCAA gave all Division I-A conferences to opportunity to experiment with replay this season, and nine of 11 have adopted the Big Ten&#39;s system or some variation.<br> <br> The Western Athletic Conference and Sun Belt will not use replay this season.<br> <br> &#34;The use of replay for the majority of leagues is predicated on games being televised,&#34; Burda said. &#34;In the postseason, that ingredient is already included in the mix.&#34;<br> <br> The Mountain West Conference&#39;s replay system will incorporate a coaches&#39; challenge, similar to the NFL&#39;s system. The Big 12 will allow on-field officials to assist the replay official in the press box. Conference USA will have its on-field officials conduct the review. <br> <br> The main obstacle to overcome is deciding what system would be used in a bowl game involving teams from two different conferences and an officiating crew from a third league.<br> <br> &#34;They have to work out the logistics,&#34; Burda said.<br> <br> But he said the conference commissioners are &#34;optimistic they can get it worked out.&#34;<br> <br> © 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.

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