The Holiday Bowl, year-in and year-out, is typically one of the premier early college football bowl games. In recent seasons, the Holiday Bowl has pitted the Big Ten against the Pac-12. This season, the Minnesota Golden Gophers will represent the Big Ten while the Washington State Cougars will represent the Pac-12 conference.
Game: National Funding Holiday Bowl
Teams: Minnesota (8-4, 5-4 Big Ten) vs. Washington State (8-4, 7-2 Pac-12)
Time: December 27th, 7:00 PM
Location: Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California
TV: ESPN
While this bowl game is a matchup between two solid 8-4 teams, it wasn’t until a week ago that this game was even going to happen.