SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey speaks during a news conference to announce changes to the Las Vegas Bowl football game, Tuesday, June 4, 2019, in Las Vegas. The Las Vegas Bowl is moving to a new, bigger stadium next year, and will feature teams from the SEC or Big Ten conferences against a Pac-12 contender. (AP Photo/John Locher)
John LocherMissouri falls spent dreaming of (or dreading) a bowl trip to Shreveport, La., are officially in the past. The Southeastern Conference has cut ties with the Independence Bowl, where the Tigers played three times in nine seasons during the Gary Pinkel years, and have launched new partnerships with bowls in Las Vegas and Tampa, Fla.