NEW ORLEANS — The Sun Belt Conference announced Thursday it has reached a deal to send one of its bowl-eligible football teams to the NOVA Home Loans Arizona Bowl, which will be played on Friday, Dec. 30, 2016 at University of Arizona Stadium in Tucson, Arizona. The game time will be announced in early June.
The NOVA Home Loans Arizona Bowl will feature a team from the Mountain West competing against a team from the Sun Belt Conference. Both the Mountain West and Sun Belt Conference have committed to sending teams to the NOVA Home Loans Arizona Bowl for the 2016-2019 seasons.