CFB Playoff Venues for 2018-20 Announced: Details, Comments and Reaction

The administrative arm of the College Football Playoff announced Wednesday the three host cities for the 2018, 2019 and 2020 national championships. In order, they are Atlanta, Santa Clara, California, and New Orleans.

New Orleans has played host for the national title game before, with four champions crowed in the Big Easy during the Bowl Championship Series era. It's also the site of the Sugar Bowl, which has long been one of the most prestigious bowl games. 

Atlanta is another obvious choice given the city's history of hosting the Peach Bowl. In addition, Mercedes-Benz Stadium should be completed by the time the 2018 national championship rolls around.

"This is a very exciting day for everyone involved and a huge win for the Atlanta community," said Dan Corso, executive director of the Atlanta Sports Council, per AtlantaFalcons.com. "Together, we look forward to working with the College Football Playoff to host an unforgettable event and showcasing all that Atlanta has to offer as a host city."

Some college football fans might be a bit skeptical about the decision to award Santa Clara a title game, however. Levi's Stadium has already hosted a WrestleMania event and is the venue for Super Bowl 50, but USA Today's Dan Wolken highlighted one of the biggest problems with the venue since its opening:

Those in charge of Levi's Stadium will have a little more than three years to sort out the turf issue.

The CFP committee will just hope the 2019 national championship brings a bigger crowd to Santa Clara than last year's Pac-12 title game did.