Bowl games look to future after weathering challenging year

Iowa State and Oregon compete during the first half of the Fiesta Bowl NCAA college football game, Saturday, Jan. 2, 2021, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

FILE - In this Dec. 23, 2017, file photo, Penn State head coach James Franklin, right, is greeted by Fiesta Bowl executive director Mike Nealy in preparation for an upcoming NCAA college football bowl game against Washington in Phoenix. Nealy and the Fiesta Bowl organizing committee faced unique challenges this year running two games. The Fiesta Bowl, one of the New Year's Six bowl games, went off as planned but the Guaranteed Rate Bowl, which was scheduled for Dec. 26, 2020, was canceled after there weren't enough teams to fill all of the bowl spots. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri, File)

A banner along the sideline at AT&T Stadium reads, "Welcome To The Rose Bowl Game", as fans watch the teams warm up before the Rose Bowl NCAA college football game between Notre Dame and Alabama in Arlington, Texas, Friday, Jan. 1, 2021. (AP Photo/Roger Steinman)

Notre Dame and Alabama play in the second half of the Rose Bowl NCAA college football game at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, Friday, Jan. 1, 2021. (AP Photo/Michael Ainsworth)