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Report: CFB bowl game affiliation changes coming in 2020

Dustin Schutte

By Dustin Schutte

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The college football bowl picture will look a little different beginning in 2020.

On Tuesday, Brett McMurphy of Stadium reported of a few affiliation changes in bowl games starting in the 2020 season. A few of those will affect the B1G, which will see a change in scenery within the next few years.

Here are some of the changes, according to McMurphy:

  • Las Vegas Bowl: The bowl will shift from UNLV’s home stadium to the new NFL Stadium. Over the next six years, the B1G and SEC will each make three appearances to play a Pac-12 opponents.
  • Belk Bowl: It will annually feature and ACC team and will rotate among B1G and SEC opponents.
  • Los Angeles Bowl: Will feature the Pac-12 vs. Mountain Weet
  • Holiday Bowl: The B1G will not be affiliated with the Holiday Bowl, as it will have ties to the Las Vegas Bowl and Belk Bowl. The Pac-12 and ACC will now meet annually.
  • Gator Bowl: The bowl will feature the ACC vs. SEC.
  • Music City Bowl: The game in Nashville will feature the SEC vs. B1G every year.
  • Outback Bowl: The Tampa-based bowl game will still feature the B1G and SEC, unless the B1G earns a bid to the Orange Bowl. In that scenario, the B1G will be replaced by an ACC team.
  • Arizona Bowl: Will put the Mountain West and MAC against each other.
  • Myrtle Beach Bowl: The new bowl game will feature teams from C-USA, MAC and Sun Belt conferences. Each conference will appear four times in the six years.
Dustin Schutte

Dustin grew up in the heart of Big Ten country and has been in sports media since 2010. He has been covering Big Ten football since 2014. You can follow him on Twitter: @SchutteCFB