A ninth win is on the line when Boise State (8-4) meets Northern Illinois (8-5) in the 2015 San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl on Wednesday.
Losers of two of their last three games and down a starting QB -- Ryan Finley was forced to skip the season after breaking his ankle in Sept. -- the Broncos hope Wednesday's game will be a positive punctuation to a disappointing season. Dreams of becoming the non-Power 5 team to finish the season undefeated and potentially make a playoff game were quickly dashed with a final-second loss to BYU in Week 2.
Northern Illinois finds itself in familiar territory.
The Huskies played for the MAC crown, but were unable to handle Bowling Green due to insurmountable injuries. They too will be in search of a victory and some semblance of health when the final whistle blows.
A free live stream of the contest can be found here.
Preview
Game Time: 1:30 p.m. PT
Location: Qualcomm Stadium
Weather: Cloudy, High of 63
Odds, via ESPN: Boise State -7.5, per Bovada
Radio: ESPN College Football Radio
TV: ESPN
What They're Saying
Instead of "Northern Illinois" and "Boise State" written in the end zone, it's "San Diego" written in black/red and orange/blue.
— HuskieWire (@HuskieWire) December 23, 2015
Linebacker Tanner Vallejo and injured safety Dylan Sumner-Gardner didn't make the trip for violation of team rules, per coach Bryan Harsin.
— B.J. Rains (@BJRains) December 22, 2015
#NorthernIllinois has never won a bowl game under their current head coach, Rod Carey (0-3). After margin of defeat: 19.0 PPG
— Jay Tust (@KTVBSportsGuy) December 23, 2015
NIU's Rod Carey on Rypien: "(People say) he's going to be really good. He's going to do this...I think they're all wrong...He's already good
— Michael Katz (@MichaelLKatz) December 22, 2015
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