Bowl Championship Series leaders far from agreement on changes

They also don't want to play games much past Jan. 1. The BCS title game has been held as late as Jan. 10, and has regularly been played on Jan. 7 or 8 since it was implemented for the 2006 season.

"I'm very pleased with the conversation, a lot of good, robust discussion about objectives and opportunities related to postseason college football. ... Very open, very engaged, very creative and thinking about the bigger picture," Pac-12 Commissioner Larry Scott said. "Everyone's focused on balancing the regular season, balancing the bowl tradition, balancing the very important academic parameters, and from my perspective, we're focused on the right issues.

"I'm pleased with how it's begun," he said. "It's an ongoing process that is going to take some time. We're at the very early stages."