College football bowl season is here. After loss, Broncos have a few landing spots
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Fresno State 28, Boise State 16
Special teams blunders proved costly for the Broncos as Fresno State pulled away and claimed the Mountain West Conference championship.
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College football bowl season is here. After loss, Broncos have a few landing spots
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The Boise State football team is bowl-eligible for the 25th season in a row, but the Broncos haven’t played in one since the 2019 Las Vegas Bowl.
Boise State’s players voted to skip a bowl game in 2020 after the COVID-shortened season, and the Broncos were forced to pull out of the Arizona Bowl last year after the virus reared its ugly head again.
The Broncos’ bowl destination this year is up in the air after they lost 28-16 to Fresno State in the Mountain West championship game on Saturday.
The conference champion is guaranteed a spot in the Jimmy Kimmel L.A. Bowl, which made its debut last year when Utah State knocked Oregon State 24-13. Fresno State will meet UCLA, Washington State or Oregon State in that game.
Bowl matchups will be announced officially on Sunday afternoon, but two bowls the Mountain West sends teams to are apparently off the table. Wyoming will play in the Barstool Sports Arizona Bowl, according to the Casper Star-Tribune, and San Diego State will play Middle Tennessee in the Hawaii Bowl.
Here’s a look at where Boise State can end up.
SERVPRO First Responder Bowl
When: Tuesday, Dec. 27, TBA
TV: ESPN
Where: Gerald J. Ford Stadium, Dallas, Texas
Matchup: Team from the AAC, ACC or Big 12
Frisco Bowl
When: Saturday, Dec. 17, 7:15 p.m. Mountain time
TV: ESPN
Where: Toyota Stadium, Frisco, Texas
Matchup: Team from the AAC
New Mexico Bowl
When: Saturday, Dec. 17, 12:15 MT
TV: ESPN
Where: University Stadium, Albuquerque, New Mexico
Matchup: Team from Conference USA
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl
When: Tuesday, Dec. 20, 1:30 p.m.
TV: ESPN
Where: Albertsons Stadium
Matchup: Team from the MAC
This story was originally published December 3, 2022 at 5:23 PM.
