On December 2, 2015, it was announced that BYU was invited to and accepted the bowl invitation to the Las Vegas Bowl. Cougar fans have speculated about the possible opponents since the announcement. The guess work to predict BYU's bowl game opponent has only be interrupted by further speculation about who the Cougars new head coach will be since the announcement of Bronco Mendenhall's departure to become head coach at the University of Virginia.
While a new head coach announcement is still coming, fans no longer have to wonder about who the next challenge will be.