Conference and bowl officials may have found a solution so that the non-New Year's Six bowl announcements won't have to be delayed until after the Army-Navy game, sources told ESPN.
Sources said conference, bowl and school officials have a potential solution even if the Cotton Bowl announcement is delayed, which would allow all but three of the 40 bowls to be announced Sunday.
The solution is based on several factors, most notably that South Alabama and Louisiana-Lafayette each win Saturday to become bowl-eligible and Clemson and Washington win the ACC and Pac-12 titles, respectively.