Complex sentence: Except for certain games played in December before the BCS era, each BCS bowl is played in January of the following year; for example, the first separate BCS National Championship Game was played in January 2007 after the 2006 season.
Split into simpler sentences: Except for certain games played in December before the BCS era, each BCS bowl is played in January of the following year. For example, the first separate BCS National Championship Game was played in January 2007 after the 2006 season.