ROSE BOWL A THORN IN ALLIANCE'S SIDE

     Informal talks concerning how to incorporate the Rose Bowl
into the bowl alliance are expected when Division I-A
commissioners meet in TX this week, according to FT. WORTH STAR
TELEGRAM.  Pac-10 Commissioner Tom Hansen:  "It's something we've
been exploring."  But because the alliance contract has two more
years before renewal, Hansen added, "We're not in a position to
do anything of significance."  Though the '95 alliance matched
No. 1 against No. 2, the possibility of the top two teams being
absent remains without the Pac 10 and Big Ten.  Hansen: "The fact
that Ohio State came within a game of going undefeated was enough
to keep concerns afloat" (FT. WORTH STAR-TELEGRAM 2/5).
     BIG 12'S NEW HOME:  Dallas edged out Kansas City as the new
home of the Big 12 conference in a 7-5 vote by conference CEOs
(DALLAS MORNING NEWS, 2/3).