College Football

The U.S. Department of Education warned Fiesta Bowl officials that their offer of $100,000 minority scholarships to schools that play in the Arizona college bowl game could violate civil rights laws.

Michael Williams, assistant education secretary for civil rights, said the offer, made after protests over Arizona’s failure to enact a holiday honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., might lead to discriminatory financial aid at the participating schools.

Louisville and Alabama accepted bids to the New Year’s Day bowl game in Tempe, Ariz., despite protests at both schools.