Royal Purple Las Vegas Bowl Executive Director John Saccenti announces the matchup between Utah and BYU in the 2015 Royal Purple Las Vegas Bowl to be held in Las Vegas on Saturday, Dec. 19, 2015. The announcement was made in Las Vegas on Sunday, Dec. 6, 2015. (Royal Purple Las Vegas Bowl / R. Marsh Starks)
Utah players expressed gratitude for the invitation to play in the Royal Purple Las Vegas bowl against BYU on Dec. 19, but being passed over for other Pac-12 teams in other bowl games has to hurt.
SALT LAKE CITY — Utah’s players smiled and said all the right things about their invitation to play in the Royal Purple Las Vegas bowl against BYU on Dec.