The Minnesota Golden Gophers will be spending Christmas in Detroit after accepting an invitation to the Quick Lane Bowl at Ford Field in Detroit, MI, on Wednesday, Dec. 26 at 4:15 p.m. CT. The Gophers will face the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets for the first time in program history, in what will be head coach Paul Johnson’s final game after announcing his retirement.
The game will be televised on ESPN.
The Gophers last earned a bid to the Quick Lane Bowl in 2015, when they’re APR scores kept their season alive despite a 5-7 regular season finish.