Pac-12 Commissioner Larry Scott and Big Ten Commissioner Jim Delany believe it's time for the NCAA model to change and for autonomy to be given to the five major football conferences. The upgraded bowl will be played between teams from the Pac-12 and Big Ten on Dec. 30 in Santa Clara. Delany said ''I hope we can develop some momentum and act, and act in a way that maybe we haven't been able to act over the last 25 years.'' The public calls for action come after Pac-12 university presidents sent a letter to their colleagues at the other major football conferences last week formalizing plans for sweeping changes to the NCAA model and autonomy for those leagues. More...