Chris Petersen’s final game as Washington’s head football coach is set.
And it’s against a familiar, all-too-appropriate opponent.
UW will meet no. 19 Boise State (12-1) in the Las Vegas Bowl on Dec. 21 at 4:30 p.m. on ABC.
Petersen — UW’s sixth-year head coach — announced on Dec. 2 that he’ll step down following the Huskies’ bowl game, at which point defensive coordinator Jimmy Lake will be elevated to head coach.
The Huskies entered the 2019 season ranked No. 12 nationally in the coaches poll and No. 13 by the Associated Press, but turned in an underwhelming 7-5 season that included a 4-5 conference record and three losses inside Husky Stadium — where UW had not been defeated in more than two full seasons.