All College Football Playoff semifinal games will be played on Saturdays or holidays after the event saw ratings plummet on New Years Eve last season.The dates have been changed for the semifinal games in the 2018, 2019, 2024 and 2025 seasons.CFP executive director Bill Hancock said the drop in viewership combined with what he called a simple and elegant alternative was enough to sway the management committee to change the dates.Once we settled on this as the best possible alternative, then the rest of the dominoes fell, he said.Hancock said he had heard from college football fans across the country, fans he sees in church and at the grocery store.I did hear from several who said, Bill, stay with it, he said. But most said, It just doesnt work for me.Following the national championship game, Hancock said the CFP realized it needed to review the data and be deliberate and open to change.Over the next few months, we did that, he said. We just took our time, looked at the data and realized that we had tried to do something special on New Years Eve, but we could do better. Im so happy because this is so great for the fans.The semifinals will remain on one weekday New Years Eve -- Friday, Dec. 31, 2021 -- which will be the federally observed New Years holiday.The Orange, Rose and Sugar Bowls will host semifinal games through at least the 2024 season. The CFP will determine the remaining semifinal sites for the 2021 season and thereafter some time in 2018.This seasons semifinals will be played on Dec. 31, a Saturday.Hancock was asked if the CFP had purposely avoided New Years Day in seasons other than when Rose/Sugar hosted.We wanted to honor the traditions of the game, including the Rose Bowl and Sugar Bowl, he said.He also said the CFP considered having the semifinals on different days.We considered several options, one of which was having the semifinals on different days, but we concluded that wouldnt be fair because one team would have an additional day to prepare, he said. Manu Ginobili Spurs Jersey . Their experience showed Tuesday as the No. 10 Badgers blunted a Saint Louis surge to win 63-57 and advance to face West Virginia in Wednesdays finals of the Cancun Challenge. Sean Elliott Jersey . 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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- Senior Raina Hembry recorded 12 kills and a season-high seven blocks to lead Tennessee to a 3-0 (25-15, 25-19, 25-16) victory over Ole Miss on Friday night at Thompson-Boling Arena.The Vols (12-7, 2-4 SEC) snapped a three-match SEC losing streak in straight-set fashion, hitting .288 for the match while holding Ole Miss (12-7, 1-5) to .045.Freshman setter Sedona Hansen recorded her eighth double-double of the season, finishing with 32 assists and a team-leading 12 digs.After having just one team block in Sundays 3-0 loss at No. 25 Kentucky, the Vols out-blocked Ole Miss 11 to 6. Tennessee also had 51 digs to Ole Miss 49.We went into the gym this past week and we had to clean up somethings we just had to get better at, Tennessee head coach Rob Patrick said. The things the young ladies put into practice this week really came to fruition during the match today with our blocking and some of our defensive positioning.Tennessee concludes the weekend by hosting Arkansas on Sunday at 1:30 p.m. It will be streamed on WatchESPN and the ESPN app as an SEC Network+ broadcast.Tennessee controllled the opening set with a .dddddddddddd324 hitting average, led by Hembry, who contributed five kills on seven attacks. The Vols broke away early in the set by scoring six of seven points to go up 8-3 on a kill by Alyssa Andreno. Tennessee eventually led the set by as many as 10 points twice and a 3-0 run by the Vols secured the opening frame, 25-15.Ole Miss played closer in the second set but continued to fall behind the Vols. The Rebels tied the set 12-12 but the Vols won four of the next five points to go ahead 16-13 on a solo block by Tessa Grubbs and stayed in front the rest of the way. The Vols won five of the last six points to take the second 25-18.Tennessee hit for .324 once again, compared to the Rebels .135 in the set.In the third set, Tennessee broke a 9-9 tie by winning eight of nine points, capped by an ace from Erica Treiber to put Tennessee ahead 17-10. Junior Kendra Turner entered the match late and got the Vols final three kills, ending the match 25-16. ' ' '