NCAA searches for new site for D2 football championship

The NCAA Division II football championship will not be played at Children's Mercy Park in December.

Posted: Sep 4, 2018 6:47 PM

Updated: Sep 4, 2018 6:55 PM

Posted By: Chris Roush

(KANSAS CITY, Ks.)- The NCAA Division II football championship will not be played at Children's Mercy Park in December.

Field renovations at Children's Mercy Park, the home of Sporting Kansas City, will take place this winter making the site unable to host.

TIn searching for a new site, the NCAA has reopened bids for the Dec. 15 game.

SChildren's Mercy Park was scheduled to host the title game from 2018-2021, but the NCAA will accept bids for the future games through 2021 at a later date.

The title game has been played at Children's Mercy Park since 2014. Northwest won two national titles (2015, 2016), while the game was played in Kansas City.

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