BYU has always known which bowl game it would go to if it became bowl-eligible since going independent in 2011 because it had agreements in place before the seasons started. Not this year, however, thanks to the Poinsettia Bowl folding in January of 2017. The Cougars were supposed to spend a week in San Diego in December of 2018, but that obviously won’t happen, unfortunately.
I’ve spent a lot of time the past week — since the Cougars fell 35-27 to Utah in the rivalry game to complete the regular season with a 6-6 record — trying to track down bowl directors and others to get a feel for where BYU might go bowling.