"Hollywood Park, which is owned by Stan Kroenke, operates the LA Bowl. The game's six-year contract is scheduled to end after Saturday's game and it will not be renewed. The game was created in 2020, matching the Mountain West champion against the fifth selection from the Pac-12. The collapse of the Pac-12 as a power conference made it increasingly difficult to complete the bowl field, but other factors have made bowl season more challenging for game organizers."
"The importance of bowl games have been shifted since conference realignment and the collapse of the Pac-12 as a power conference, the expansion of College Football Playoff, changes to the transfer portal dates and teams declining to participate in non-playoff games. During this year's bowl selection, programs like Notre Dame, Kansas State and Iowa State declined their invitations. When it was time for the Birmingham Bowl to find an opponent for Georgia Southern, a number of 5-7 teams reported turned them down bowl invitations before Appalachian State agreed to play."
The LA Bowl will stage its final game on Saturday as its six-year contract will not be renewed. Hollywood Park, owned by Stan Kroenke, operates the game. The bowl began in 2020 to pair the Mountain West champion with the Pac-12's fifth selection. The collapse of the Pac-12 and wider shifts — including conference realignment, College Football Playoff expansion, transfer portal date changes, and teams declining non-playoff bowls — have complicated bowl planning. Several programs declined bowl invitations this year. The LA Bowl has had multiple sponsors, celebrity hosts, and a cancelled 2020 debut due to COVID-19.
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