The Utah Utes are BCS busters no more. A celebration at the state Capitol marked Utah's transition Friday from the Mountain West Conference to the Pac-12, one of the six BCS conferences. Nearly 2,000 people gathered to listen to Pac-12 commissioner Larry Scott and a host of other dignitaries. Scott said Utah, which was the first non-BCS school to play in a BCS bowl game, brings a healthy combination of academic and athletic success to make the school a perfect fit in the league. Read more: http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=6731895
• Colorado and Utah will join the Arizona and Los Angeles schools — Southern California and UCLA — in a South Division, with the Bay Area schools joining the Oregon and Washington schools in a North Division. • The inaugural football championship game will be held in the stadium of the highest-seeded division champion. • The league will have equal revenue sharing, after a threshold is met, with concessions to the Los Angeles schools. According to The Seattle Times, the presidents will approve a proposal giving USC and UCLA $2 million more per year than the other 10 schools until the broadcast revenues reach a certain level, at which point the 12 schools would divide revenues equally. http://www.denverpost.com/colleges/ci_16382545
