BILLINGS — As the NCAA's Division I football championship game prepares to return to Tennessee for the first time in 16 years, work continues to be done behind the scenes.

A multifaceted press conference was held Thursday via Zoom in an effort for playoff administrators to answer questions about the championship game and the move from Frisco, Texas, to its home for the next two seasons — FirstBank Stadium on the campus of Vanderbilt University in Nashville.

From 1997 to 2009 the championship was played in the Volunteer State at Finley Stadium in Chattanooga. Frisco had hosted the game since 2010, but gave it up for this year and next due to a $182 million renovation at Toyota Stadium.

Now, it's Nashville's turn.

"We're extremely appreciative of the opportunity to host this event," said

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