Akron (7-5) makes its return to the college football bowl season on Tuesday, taking on Utah State (6-6) in the Idaho Potato Bowl.
Since joining the MAC in 1992, the Zips have competed in just one bowl game -- a 38-31 loss to Memphis in the 2005 Motor City Bowl. Nine seasons of sub-500 football followed. Head coach Terry Bowden put that miserable streak to an end in 2015.
The same cannot be said for Utah State.
This will be the Aggies' fifth consecutive bowl game. They are 4-0 in bowl games since 2011, claiming victories in the Idaho Potato Bowl (twice), Poinsettia Bowl (2013) and New Mexico Bowl (2014).
A free live stream of the contest can be found here.
Preview
Game Time: 1:30 p.m. MT
Location: Albertsons Stadium in Boise, Idaho
Weather: Cloudy, High of 37
Odds, via ESPN: Utah State -7.5, per Bovada
Radio: ESPN College Football Radio
TV: ESPN
What They're Saying
Utah St QB Kent Myers (shoulder) is questionable today versus Akron.
— freeplays (@freeplays) December 22, 2015
Hands down best bowl patch that will go on a jersey this month (Akron vs Utah St) #sourcreamandchives pic.twitter.com/Vzdn6QYyNE
— Darren Rovell (@darrenrovell) December 11, 2015
Matt Wells on Kyler Fackrell and Chuckie Keeton: "...excited to send these guys out as winners." #PotatoBowl pic.twitter.com/R4i5xhcjhI
— ABC4RickAaron (@G4URickAaron) December 21, 2015
Four years ago today @ZipsFB announced Terry Bowden as head coach. Fitting that today Akron plays their first bowl game in 10 years #GoZips
— Matt Shisler (@Matt_Shisler) December 22, 2015
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Good tip on how to stay warm during the #potatobowl today: https://t.co/xMYMu0eBI1
— Boise State Security (@BoiseState911) December 22, 2015
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