The Cougars will head west later in December after they were selected to compete in the 25th annual Las Vegas Bowl Sunday afternoon. A victory will mark the first time that the team has won a bowl game in three consecutive seasons.
Coming just weeks after the departure of former head coach Tom Herman, interim head coach Todd Orlando has the chance to secure a bowl win in his first career game as a head coach.
A win would further polish Orlando’s reu0301sumeu0301. He is expected to interview for the coaching vacancy at some point this month.