With BYU out of New Year’s 6 Bowl consideration, many have lamented that BYU will be relegated to the Independence Bowl. While BYU is contracted to play in that bowl this year and it is certainly a possibility, BYU also has a contracted option with ESPN to potentially play in the Guaranteed Rate Bowl versus a Big 10 or Big 12 Team.
BYU’s new ESPN/Bowl agreement contract they signed in 2020 details this stipulation. Note that the Cheez-it Bowl noted below now has a new sponsor and is now the Guaranteed Rate Bowl.