Changing Pac-12 still seeking next CFP appearance

FILE - UCLA coach Chip Kelly speaks during the Pac-12 Conference NCAA college football media day on July 29, 2022, in Los Angeles. Kelly enters his sixth season as the Bruins’ coach after winning eight games a year ago. UCLA and USC are playing their final season in the Pac-12 before leaving for the Big Ten. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)

FILE - Southern California coach Lincoln Riley speaks during the Pac-12 Conference NCAA college football media day on July 29, 2022, in Los Angeles. Riley left Oklahoma after a four-year stint as Oklahoma’s coach to replace Clay Helton, who was fired early in the 2021 season. USC and UCLA are leaving the Pac-12 after this season for the Big Ten. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)

FILE - Utah quarterback Cameron Rising runs during the first half in the Rose Bowl NCAA college football game against Ohio State on Jan. 1, 2022, in Pasadena, Calif. Rising returns to the Utes after throwing for 2,493 yards and 20 touchdowns as a sophomore last season. Utah was picked to repeat as Pac-12 champions in the preseason media poll. (AP Photo/John McCoy, File)

FILE - Southern California quarterback Caleb Williams throws during an NCAA college football practice on April 5, 2022, in Los Angeles. Williams is expected to be a Heisman Trophy frontrunner after following coach Lincoln Riley from Oklahoma to USC. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File)