For the first time in his college career, Washington State running back Nakia Watson will get the chance to be the primary running back in his team’s rushing attack after it was revealed that Deon McIntosh did not make the trip to El Paso, Texas, for the Sun Bowl.
The Sun Bowl kicks off tomorrow, on New Year’s Eve, at 9 a.m. PT. The game will be broadcast over the air on CBS.
WSU coach Jake Dickert didn’t elaborate on the reason for McIntosh’s absence — “Deon did not make the trip and that’s really all I’m going to say about that” — and it leaves the Cougars extremely short-handed in the backfield for their matchup with Central Michigan after starting running back Max Borghi announced a couple of weeks ago that he’d be opting out of the Sun Bowl to prepare for the NFL Draft after foregoing his final year of eligibility.