Utah AG meets with Justice Department on BCS

Published Nov. 4, 2010 12:45 p.m. ET

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Utah's attorney general met with Justice Department officials this week to discuss a possible federal investigation into college football's Bowl Championship Series.

The attorney general, Mark Shurtleff, is looking into possible antitrust violations and wants the Justice Department to do so as well. Shurtleff says that department officials have clearly done ''their homework'' on the issue.

Justice Department officials did not immediately respond to a request for comment Thursday. In January, the department said the Obama administration is considering reviewing the legality of the BCS.

Under the BCS, the champions of six conferences have automatic bids to play in top-tier bowl games, while the other conferences don't.