Do officials get paid for games that get cancelled?

[footballref13]

With so many of these "bowl" games getting cancelled, some at the last minute, do the officials scheduled to work them still get paid?

[howard63]

I would think that they almost certainly do get paid. They earned the assignment and the cancellation was beyond their control.

[bigorange1]

In my state, officials who are notified of a cancellation 2+ hours before a scheduled start are still paid 1/2 of a game fee. Cancellations under 2 hours result in a full fee still being paid. This is at the HS level.

[GAC White Hat]

If the game is cancelled before they travel they do not get paid. Several good friends who were scheduled to work either the Fenway Bowl or the Arizona Bowl who are not getting paid anything since they got notice before they left. Some will lose money for airfare they paid for their families unless they can get credits. I would think those who had already traveled when games were cancelled would at least get the travel fees and per diets but who knows if they still get their game fees or not. This could be the final straw to get the playoff expanded as players are opting out and transferring through the portal prior to Bowl games.

[footballref13]

Dec 31, 2021 21:13:49 GMT -5 GAC White Hat said:

If the game is cancelled before they travel they do not get paid. Several good friends who were scheduled to work either the Fenway Bowl or the Arizona Bowl who are not getting paid anything since they got notice before they left. Some will lose money for airfare they paid for their families unless they can get credits. I would think those who had already traveled when games were cancelled would at least get the travel fees and per diets but who knows if they still get their game fees or not. This could be the final straw to get the playoff expanded as players are opting out and transferring through the portal prior to Bowl games.

So officials are getting screwed then?  Too many bowl games, most stupid, and I think whoever runs the NCAA officiating is going to want these fake bowl games to pay officials who get left out if their game gets cancelled.