The winner of this game goes on to play against the Uteck Bowl champions for the Vanier Cup.

The home of the Mitchell Bowl, as well as the two conference champions, changes each year on a rotating basis.

In 2001, U Sports, then known as CIS, voted to change the permanent site of the Atlantic Bowl in the interest of competitive fairness.

[2] Defence: Jordan Lessard, Laval[10] The teams and host sites of the Mitchell Bowl and the Uteck Bowl rotate on a six-year cycle, so that in each cycle each of the four conferences hosts and visits every other conference once.

With the 2020 game cancelled, the cycle was delayed by one year with the 2020 teams playing in 2021.