Ryan Finley and Dylan Sumner-Gardner will not be playing in this year’s bowl game, opting instead to take a medical redshirt for this season. I’m glad the NCAA granted them both the opportunity to play another year. Nobody wants to lose a season of eligibility to an unfortunate injury.
I wasn’t exactly sure how two Mountain West teams ended up playing each other (Colorado State vs. Nevada), but this article explains what happened. Teams without winning records were allowed to play in bowls, which doesn’t make sense unless everybody gets a trophy. (dUIdaho is excited about getting Prettiest Team Photo!