The Rose Bowl Management Committee recently sent a letter to the commissioners of the Big Ten and Pac-12 outlining a list of “objectives” for the game if the College Football Playoff expands to eight or 12 teams in future years.

The memo was obtained by college football writer Andy Wittry, who published it on his newsletter. It was sent by Rose Bowl Management Committee Chair Laura V. Farber. It was received by Big Ten Commissioner Kevin Warren and then-Pac-12 Commissioner Larry Scott.

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The letter, which is dated April 6, 2021, included the request that the Rose Bowl receive a “most favored nation position among bowls and other venues for hosting CFP Semi-Final and Championship games.”

Here’s the full outline of the Rose Bowl’s objectives:

  1. Development of an independent media contract with the Rose Bowl Game, its partner conferences, and a telecast entity for an annual quarterfinal game;
  2. Preferred access for the Rose Bowl Game on an equal rotating basis to a Pac 12 or Big Ten team available for that round of competition;
  3. A most favored nation position among bowls and other venues for hosting CFP Semi-Final and Championship games; and
  4. The proposed quarter final Rose Bowl game shall occur on January 1 annually in its historic telecast window (approximately 5 p.m. Eastern time) following the Rose Parade.

Here’s the full memo:

College Football Playoff expansion is still expected to happen in the coming years, but Ohio State athletic director Gene Smith suggested hitting the “pause button” after Oklahoma and Texas announced intentions to join the SEC.