This was expected to happen and now it has. With the move to the new Raiders Stadium, the Las Vegas Bowl is stepping up in competition class.
LAS VEGAS — The Las Vegas Bowl is moving to a new, bigger stadium next year, and will feature teams from the SEC or Big Ten facing a Pac-12 school.
Bowl executive John Saccenti said Tuesday the game is shedding its Mountain West Conference affiliation under a six-year deal beginning in 2020.
The game will move to a post-Christmas date and be played at the $1.8 billion, 65,000-seat stadium being built just off the Las Vegas Strip for the NFL’s Raiders and UNLV football.
Plans call for a Pac-12 selection to face an SEC team in 2020, 2022 and 2024.
A Pac-12 team will play a Big Ten representative in 2021, 2023 and 2025.
LAS VEGAS — The Las Vegas Bowl is moving to a new, bigger stadium next year, and will feature teams from the SEC or Big Ten facing a Pac-12 school.
Bowl executive John Saccenti said Tuesday the game is shedding its Mountain West Conference affiliation under a six-year deal beginning in 2020.
The game will move to a post-Christmas date and be played at the $1.8 billion, 65,000-seat stadium being built just off the Las Vegas Strip for the NFL’s Raiders and UNLV football.
Plans call for a Pac-12 selection to face an SEC team in 2020, 2022 and 2024.
A Pac-12 team will play a Big Ten representative in 2021, 2023 and 2025.
