The Arizona State Sun Devils and West Virginia Mountaineers square off in Saturday's Cactus Bowl, a meeting of humbled teams looking to finish strong.
Todd Graham's Sun Devils bumbled to a 6-6 record despite lofty preseason expectations, suffering the full force of the Pac-12's upper level of competition and now having to combat coaching changes before the bowl game.
It's much of the same story for Dana Holgorsen's Mountaineers, who didn't stand much of a chance against the Big 12's best this year. Now they clutch the hope of a victory making them the winningest West Virginia squad since the program joined the Big 12.