The conference realignment, which pushed USC into the Big Ten after the demise of the Pac-12, will create some very strange scenarios in the 2024 college football season. One of those scenarios concerns bowl games.
According to John Canzano on his Substack (subscription required), the old Pac-12 structure will remain, meaning ties will still exist for the 10 former member schools in addition to Oregon State and Washington State. The Sun, Independence, Las Vegas, Alamo and Holiday Bowls will still be open for the 12 schools participating in the Pac-12 in 2023.
Here’s the wild nuance, per Canzano:
How does money work? I asked. The conference participating in the game retains the revenue. For example, the Big 12 will receive the money for Arizona, ASU, Utah and Colorado to participate. The ACC will receive bowl revenue if Stanford and Cal participate in the games. The Big Ten gets paid if USC, UCLA, Oregon and Washington participate. The Pac-12 keeps bowl revenue for the Beavers and Cougars.
Pac-12 bowl association, Big Ten and ACC revenue. It’s weird, but then again, that’s how college football normally goes.
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