The Pac-12 has remained intact in one significant regard for the next two seasons. Unless they qualify for the College Football Playoff, all bowl-eligible former Pac-12 teams will participate in the bowl games affiliated with the conference in recent years.
Binding contracts and complicated logistics forced the schools, despite their official divorce, to share custody of the Alamo, Las Vegas, Holiday, Sun, LA and Independence Bowls.
There is one notable change to the selection process ...