The western half of the Sun Belt Conference gets a bone thrown their way.
The Sun Belt's going to Arizona.
Lost in all the kerfluffle of the Sun Belt baseball tournament and the national media firestorm occurring in Waco was a major announcement from the SBC about a new 5th bowl game tie-in. This one has significant implications for the conference's western contingent, long left hanging by the Sun Belt's bowl locations of Orlando, Montgomery, Mobile, and New Orleans:
Let's parse out this agreement, shall we?
Both the Mountain West and Sun Belt Conference have committed to sending teams to the NOVA® Home Loans Arizona Bowl for the 2016-2019 seasons.