Well, despite losing four straight games to fall short of the six-win threshold needed to gain bowl eligibility, the Minnesota Golden Gophers (5-7) get to extend their season anyway thanks to an excessive number of bowl games, a dearth of bowl-eligible teams, and Minnesota’s Academic Progress Rating (APR). All signs seem to point to the Gophers spending Christmas in Detroit.
Here are the latest bowl projections:
ESPN’s Kyle Bonagura: Guaranteed Rate Bowl (Dec. 26; Phoenix, AZ) vs. Iowa State
ESPN’s Mark Schlabach: Quick Lane Bowl (Dec. 26; Detroit, MI) vs. Ohio
CBS Sports’ Jerry Palm: Quick Lane Bowl (Dec.