Say goodbye to your family for the rest of the holidays. The college football bowl season is finally here.
BYU (9-3) and No. 22 Utah (9-3) have your first taste of ranked football in the 2015 Royal Purple Las Vegas Bowl. What better place to experience the "Holy War" than sin city?
This is the first time the Cougars and Utes do battle outside of Utah, per NCAA. Utah holds the series advantage (54-31-4), including victories in the last four meetings. Bronco Mendenhall will do anything to end that streak.
The BYU head coach -- along with most of his coaching staff -- will be employed by Virginia in 2016. It's his final opportunity to not only beat his biggest rival, but also claim his 100th victory since taking over as head coach for the Cougars in 2005.
A free live stream of the contest can be found here.
Preview
Game Time: 12:30 p.m. PST
Location: Sam Boyd Stadium in Las Vegas
Weather: Sunny, High of 51
Odds, via ESPN: Utah -25. per Bovada
Radio: BYU (Cougars Radio); Utah (ESPN 700)
TV: ABC
What They're Saying
14 of last 17 BYU-Utah games have been decided by 7 points or fewer. Both teams meet in the Las Vegas Bowl on Sat. pic.twitter.com/ojaZeUgAFr
— ESPN CollegeFootball (@ESPNCFB) December 16, 2015
We've covered how huge TO margin has been in Bronco-era BYU-Utah rivalry; this season, Utes are +8 (ranked 18th), BYU +7 (27th).
— Greg Wrubell (@gregwrubell) December 18, 2015
Bronco Mendenhall 4th straight BYU coach to end with Utah game, following Hudspeth ('71 loss), Edwards (2000 win), Crowton ('04 loss)
— Kurt Kragthorpe (@tribkurt) December 18, 2015
DYK: Kyle Whittingham is tied for the best bowl win percentage in #NCAA history with an 8-1 record (88.9%). #goutes pic.twitter.com/JEIOuN8xFQ
— Utah Athletics (@utahathletics) December 11, 2015
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